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SF 2356

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/28/2016 08:31am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Current Version - 1st Engrossment

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3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21
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12.34 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31
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17.31 17.32 17.33 17.34 17.35
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75.17 75.18
75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32
75.33 75.34 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 76.33 76.34 76.35 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 77.33 77.34 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 78.33 78.34 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 79.34 79.35 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5
80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14
80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21
80.22
80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 81.32 81.33 81.34 81.35 81.36 82.1 82.2
82.3
82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 82.33 82.34
83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32 83.33 83.34 83.35 83.36 84.1 84.2 84.3
84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21
84.22 84.23
84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 84.32 84.33 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6
85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20
85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 85.31 85.32 85.33 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10
86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23 86.24 86.25
86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29
87.30 87.31 87.32
87.33 87.34 88.1 88.2 88.3
88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26
88.27 88.28 88.29
88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 89.33 89.34 89.35 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18
90.19 90.20
90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33 90.34 90.35 91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 91.34 91.35 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16
92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 92.34 92.35 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17 93.18 93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 93.32 93.33 93.34 93.35 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 94.33 94.34 94.35 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24
95.25
95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 95.33 95.34 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11
96.12 96.13 96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21
96.22
96.23 96.24
96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 96.31 96.32 96.33 97.1 97.2
97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 97.33 97.34 97.35 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9
98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32 98.33 98.34
99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10
99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21
99.22 99.23
99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 99.32 99.33 99.34
100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 100.33 100.34 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33 101.34 101.35 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 102.33 102.34 102.35 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 103.34 103.35 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 104.34 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 105.34 105.35 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 106.33 106.34 106.35 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 107.32 107.33 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30 108.31 108.32 108.33 108.34 108.35 108.36 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32 111.33 111.34 111.35 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18
112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23
112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 112.33 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13
113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 113.33 113.34 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9
114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 114.33 114.34 114.35 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18
115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 115.31
115.32 115.33 115.34 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5
116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 116.34 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 117.33 117.34 117.35 117.36 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31 118.32 118.33 118.34 118.35 118.36 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33 119.34 119.35 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 120.33 120.34 120.35 120.36 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 121.34 121.35 121.36 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4
122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 122.33 122.34 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21
123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 123.33 123.34 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 124.33 124.34 124.35 124.36 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 125.32 125.33 125.34 125.35 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 126.33 126.34 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 127.34 127.35 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 128.33 128.34 128.35 128.36 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32 129.33 129.34 129.35 129.36
130.1
130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29
130.30 130.31 130.32 130.33 130.34 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 131.33 131.34 131.35 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 132.33 132.34 132.35 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30
133.31 133.32
133.33 133.34 134.1 134.2
134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12
134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18
134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22
134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26
134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30
135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10
135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17
135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23
135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 136.33 136.34 136.35 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28 137.29 137.30 137.31 137.32 137.33 137.34 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 138.32 138.33 138.34 138.35 138.36 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10
139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18
139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28 140.29 140.30 140.31
140.32 140.33 140.34 140.35 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32 141.33 141.34 141.35 141.36 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 142.32 142.33 142.34 142.35 142.36 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32 143.33 143.34 144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 144.33 144.34 144.35 144.36 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30 145.31 145.32 145.33 145.34 145.35 145.36 146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 146.31 146.32 146.33 146.34 146.35 146.36 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 147.33 147.34 147.35 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12 148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26
148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31 148.32 148.33 148.34 148.35 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 149.33 149.34 149.35 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18 150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 150.31 150.32 150.33 150.34 150.35 151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 151.32 151.33 151.34 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.9 152.10 152.11 152.12 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19 152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 152.31 152.32 152.33 152.34 152.35 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 153.31
153.32 153.33 154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21 154.22
154.23 154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 154.30 154.31 154.32 154.33 154.34
155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4 155.5 155.6 155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22 155.23 155.24 155.25
155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 155.31 155.32 155.33
155.34 156.1 156.2 156.3 156.4 156.5 156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12 156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28 156.29 156.30 156.31 156.32 156.33 156.34 156.35 157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6
157.7 157.8 157.9 157.10 157.11 157.12
157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.18 157.19 157.20 157.21 157.22 157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26 157.27 157.28 157.29 157.30 157.31 157.32 157.33 157.34 158.1 158.2 158.3 158.4 158.5 158.6 158.7 158.8 158.9 158.10 158.11 158.12 158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.18
158.19 158.20 158.21 158.22
158.23 158.24 158.25
158.26
158.27 158.28
158.29 158.30 158.31 158.32 159.1 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.5 159.6 159.7 159.8 159.9 159.10
159.11 159.12 159.13 159.14 159.15 159.16 159.17 159.18 159.19 159.20 159.21 159.22 159.23 159.24 159.25 159.26 159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 159.32 159.33 160.1 160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12 160.13 160.14 160.15 160.16 160.17 160.18 160.19 160.20 160.21 160.22 160.23 160.24 160.25
160.26 160.27 160.28 160.29 160.30 160.31 160.32 160.33 160.34 161.1 161.2
161.3 161.4 161.5 161.6 161.7 161.8 161.9 161.10 161.11 161.12 161.13 161.14 161.15 161.16 161.17 161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22 161.23 161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27 161.28 161.29 161.30 161.31 161.32 161.33 161.34 162.1 162.2 162.3 162.4 162.5 162.6 162.7 162.8 162.9 162.10 162.11 162.12 162.13 162.14
162.15 162.16 162.17 162.18 162.19 162.20
162.21
162.22 162.23 162.24 162.25 162.26
162.27
162.28 162.29 162.30 162.31 162.32
163.1 163.2 163.3 163.4 163.5
163.6 163.7 163.8 163.9 163.10 163.11 163.12 163.13 163.14 163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.19 163.20 163.21 163.22 163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.29 163.30 163.31 163.32 163.33 163.34 163.35 164.1 164.2 164.3 164.4 164.5 164.6 164.7 164.8 164.9 164.10 164.11 164.12 164.13 164.14 164.15 164.16 164.17 164.18 164.19 164.20 164.21 164.22 164.23 164.24 164.25 164.26 164.27 164.28 164.29 164.30 164.31 164.32 164.33 164.34 164.35 164.36 165.1 165.2 165.3 165.4 165.5 165.6 165.7 165.8 165.9 165.10 165.11 165.12 165.13 165.14 165.15 165.16 165.17 165.18 165.19 165.20 165.21 165.22 165.23 165.24 165.25 165.26 165.27 165.28 165.29 165.30 165.31 165.32 165.33 165.34 165.35 165.36
166.1
166.2 166.3 166.4 166.5 166.6 166.7 166.8 166.9 166.10 166.11 166.12 166.13 166.14 166.15 166.16 166.17 166.18 166.19 166.20 166.21 166.22 166.23 166.24 166.25
166.26 166.27 166.28 166.29 166.30 166.31 166.32 166.33 166.34 167.1 167.2
167.3 167.4 167.5 167.6 167.7 167.8
167.9 167.10 167.11 167.12 167.13 167.14 167.15
167.16 167.17
167.18 167.19
167.20
167.21 167.22 167.23 167.24 167.25 167.26 167.27 167.28 167.29 167.30 167.31 167.32 168.1 168.2 168.3
168.4 168.5 168.6 168.7 168.8 168.9 168.10 168.11 168.12 168.13 168.14 168.15 168.16 168.17 168.18 168.19 168.20 168.21 168.22 168.23 168.24 168.25
168.26 168.27 168.28 168.29 168.30 168.31 168.32
168.33
169.1 169.2 169.3 169.4 169.5 169.6 169.7 169.8 169.9 169.10 169.11 169.12 169.13 169.14 169.15 169.16 169.17 169.18 169.19 169.20 169.21 169.22 169.23 169.24 169.25 169.26 169.27 169.28 169.29 169.30 169.31 169.32 169.33 169.34 169.35 169.36 170.1 170.2 170.3 170.4 170.5 170.6 170.7 170.8 170.9 170.10 170.11 170.12 170.13 170.14 170.15 170.16 170.17 170.18 170.19 170.20 170.21 170.22 170.23 170.24 170.25 170.26 170.27 170.28 170.29 170.30 170.31 170.32 170.33 170.34 170.35 171.1 171.2 171.3 171.4 171.5 171.6 171.7 171.8 171.9 171.10 171.11 171.12 171.13 171.14 171.15 171.16
171.17
171.18 171.19 171.20 171.21 171.22 171.23 171.24 171.25 171.26 171.27 171.28 171.29 171.30 171.31 171.32 171.33 171.34 171.35 172.1 172.2 172.3 172.4 172.5 172.6 172.7 172.8 172.9 172.10 172.11 172.12 172.13 172.14
172.15 172.16 172.17 172.18 172.19 172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26 172.27 172.28 172.29 172.30 172.31
172.32
172.33 172.34
173.1
173.2 173.3
173.4 173.5 173.6 173.7 173.8 173.9 173.10 173.11 173.12 173.13 173.14 173.15
173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22 173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26 173.27 173.28 173.29 173.30 173.31 173.32 173.33 174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5 174.6 174.7 174.8 174.9 174.10 174.11 174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15 174.16 174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21 174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25
174.26 174.27 174.28 174.29 174.30 174.31 174.32
174.33 174.34 175.1 175.2 175.3
175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7 175.8 175.9 175.10 175.11 175.12
175.13 175.14 175.15 175.16 175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29 175.30
175.31 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6 176.7
176.8 176.9 176.10 176.11 176.12 176.13 176.14 176.15 176.16
176.17 176.18 176.19 176.20 176.21 176.22 176.23 176.24 176.25 176.26 176.27
176.28 176.29 176.30 176.31 176.32 176.33 177.1 177.2 177.3 177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8
177.9 177.10 177.11 177.12 177.13 177.14 177.15 177.16 177.17 177.18 177.19 177.20 177.21 177.22 177.23 177.24 177.25 177.26 177.27 177.28 177.29 177.30 177.31 177.32 177.33 178.1 178.2
178.3 178.4 178.5 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9 178.10 178.11 178.12 178.13 178.14 178.15 178.16 178.17 178.18 178.19 178.20 178.21 178.22 178.23 178.24 178.25 178.26
178.27 178.28 178.29 178.30 178.31 178.32 178.33 178.34 179.1 179.2 179.3 179.4 179.5 179.6 179.7 179.8 179.9 179.10 179.11 179.12 179.13 179.14 179.15 179.16 179.17 179.18 179.19 179.20 179.21 179.22 179.23 179.24 179.25 179.26 179.27 179.28 179.29 179.30 179.31 179.32 179.33 179.34 179.35
180.1 180.2 180.3 180.4 180.5 180.6 180.7 180.8 180.9 180.10 180.11 180.12 180.13 180.14 180.15 180.16 180.17 180.18 180.19 180.20
180.21 180.22 180.23 180.24 180.25 180.26 180.27 180.28 180.29 180.30 180.31 180.32 180.33 181.1 181.2 181.3 181.4 181.5 181.6 181.7 181.8 181.9 181.10 181.11 181.12 181.13 181.14 181.15 181.16 181.17 181.18 181.19 181.20 181.21 181.22 181.23 181.24 181.25 181.26 181.27 181.28 181.29
181.30 181.31 181.32 181.33 181.34 181.35 182.1 182.2 182.3 182.4 182.5 182.6 182.7 182.8
182.9 182.10 182.11 182.12 182.13 182.14 182.15
182.16 182.17 182.18 182.19 182.20 182.21 182.22 182.23 182.24 182.25 182.26 182.27 182.28 182.29 182.30 182.31 182.32 182.33 183.1 183.2
183.3 183.4 183.5 183.6 183.7 183.8 183.9
183.10 183.11 183.12 183.13 183.14 183.15 183.16 183.17
183.18 183.19 183.20 183.21 183.22 183.23 183.24 183.25 183.26 183.27 183.28 183.29 183.30 183.31 183.32 183.33 184.1 184.2
184.3
184.4 184.5 184.6 184.7 184.8 184.9 184.10 184.11 184.12 184.13 184.14 184.15 184.16
184.17
184.18 184.19 184.20 184.21 184.22 184.23 184.24 184.25 184.26 184.27 184.28
184.29 184.30 184.31 185.1 185.2 185.3 185.4 185.5 185.6 185.7 185.8 185.9 185.10 185.11 185.12 185.13 185.14 185.15 185.16 185.17 185.18 185.19 185.20 185.21 185.22 185.23 185.24 185.25 185.26 185.27 185.28 185.29 185.30 185.31 185.32 185.33
186.1 186.2 186.3 186.4 186.5 186.6 186.7 186.8 186.9 186.10 186.11 186.12 186.13
186.14 186.15 186.16 186.17 186.18 186.19 186.20 186.21 186.22
186.23 186.24 186.25 186.26 186.27 186.28 186.29 186.30 186.31 186.32 186.33 186.34 187.1 187.2
187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6 187.7 187.8 187.9 187.10 187.11 187.12 187.13 187.14 187.15 187.16 187.17 187.18 187.19 187.20 187.21 187.22 187.23 187.24 187.25 187.26 187.27 187.28 187.29 187.30 187.31 187.32 187.33
187.34
188.1 188.2
188.3 188.4 188.5 188.6 188.7 188.8 188.9 188.10 188.11 188.12 188.13 188.14
188.15 188.16 188.17 188.18 188.19 188.20 188.21 188.22 188.23 188.24
188.25 188.26 188.27 188.28
188.29 188.30 188.31 188.32 189.1 189.2
189.3 189.4 189.5
189.6 189.7 189.8 189.9 189.10 189.11 189.12 189.13 189.14 189.15 189.16 189.17 189.18 189.19 189.20 189.21 189.22 189.23 189.24 189.25 189.26 189.27 189.28 189.29 189.30 190.1 190.2 190.3 190.4 190.5 190.6 190.7 190.8 190.9 190.10 190.11 190.12 190.13 190.14 190.15 190.16 190.17 190.18 190.19 190.20 190.21 190.22 190.23 190.24 190.25 190.26 190.27 190.28 190.29 190.30 190.31 191.1 191.2 191.3 191.4 191.5 191.6 191.7 191.8 191.9 191.10 191.11 191.12 191.13 191.14 191.15 191.16 191.17 191.18 191.19 191.20 191.21 191.22 191.23 191.24 191.25 191.26 191.27 191.28 191.29 191.30 191.31 191.32 191.33 192.1 192.2 192.3 192.4 192.5 192.6
192.7 192.8 192.9 192.10 192.11 192.12 192.13 192.14 192.15 192.16 192.17 192.18 192.19 192.20 192.21 192.22 192.23 192.24 192.25 192.26 192.27 192.28 192.29 192.30 192.31 192.32 193.1 193.2 193.3 193.4 193.5 193.6 193.7 193.8 193.9 193.10 193.11 193.12 193.13 193.14 193.15 193.16 193.17 193.18 193.19 193.20 193.21 193.22 193.23 193.24 193.25 193.26 193.27 193.28 193.29 193.30 193.31 193.32 193.33 193.34 194.1 194.2 194.3 194.4 194.5 194.6 194.7 194.8 194.9 194.10 194.11 194.12 194.13 194.14 194.15 194.16 194.17 194.18 194.19 194.20 194.21 194.22 194.23 194.24 194.25 194.26 194.27 194.28 194.29 194.30 194.31 194.32
194.33 194.34 195.1 195.2 195.3 195.4 195.5 195.6 195.7 195.8 195.9 195.10 195.11 195.12 195.13 195.14 195.15 195.16 195.17 195.18 195.19 195.20 195.21 195.22 195.23 195.24
195.25
195.26 195.27
195.28 195.29 195.30 195.31 195.32 195.33 195.34 196.1 196.2 196.3 196.4 196.5 196.6 196.7 196.8 196.9 196.10
196.11 196.12 196.13 196.14 196.15 196.16 196.17 196.18 196.19 196.20 196.21 196.22 196.23 196.24 196.25 196.26
196.27 196.28 196.29 196.30 196.31 196.32 196.33 196.34 196.35 197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4 197.5 197.6 197.7 197.8 197.9 197.10 197.11 197.12 197.13 197.14 197.15 197.16 197.17 197.18 197.19 197.20 197.21 197.22 197.23 197.24 197.25 197.26 197.27 197.28 197.29 197.30 197.31 197.32 197.33 197.34 197.35 197.36 198.1 198.2 198.3 198.4 198.5 198.6 198.7 198.8 198.9 198.10 198.11 198.12 198.13 198.14 198.15 198.16 198.17 198.18 198.19 198.20 198.21 198.22 198.23 198.24 198.25 198.26 198.27 198.28 198.29 198.30 198.31 198.32 198.33 199.1 199.2 199.3 199.4 199.5 199.6 199.7 199.8 199.9 199.10 199.11 199.12 199.13 199.14 199.15 199.16 199.17 199.18 199.19 199.20 199.21 199.22 199.23 199.24 199.25 199.26 199.27 199.28 199.29 199.30 199.31 199.32 199.33 199.34 199.35 200.1 200.2 200.3 200.4 200.5 200.6 200.7 200.8 200.9 200.10 200.11 200.12
200.13 200.14 200.15 200.16 200.17 200.18 200.19 200.20 200.21 200.22 200.23 200.24 200.25 200.26 200.27 200.28 200.29 200.30 200.31 200.32 200.33 201.1 201.2 201.3 201.4 201.5 201.6 201.7 201.8 201.9 201.10 201.11 201.12 201.13 201.14 201.15 201.16 201.17 201.18 201.19 201.20 201.21 201.22 201.23 201.24 201.25 201.26 201.27 201.28 201.29 201.30 201.31 201.32 201.33 201.34 201.35 202.1 202.2 202.3 202.4 202.5 202.6 202.7 202.8 202.9 202.10 202.11 202.12 202.13 202.14 202.15 202.16 202.17 202.18 202.19 202.20 202.21 202.22 202.23 202.24 202.25 202.26 202.27 202.28 202.29 202.30 202.31 202.32 202.33 203.1 203.2 203.3 203.4 203.5 203.6 203.7 203.8 203.9 203.10 203.11 203.12 203.13 203.14 203.15 203.16 203.17 203.18 203.19 203.20 203.21 203.22 203.23 203.24 203.25 203.26 203.27 203.28 203.29 203.30 203.31 203.32 203.33 203.34 203.35
204.1 204.2 204.3 204.4 204.5 204.6 204.7 204.8 204.9 204.10 204.11 204.12 204.13 204.14 204.15 204.16 204.17 204.18 204.19 204.20 204.21 204.22 204.23 204.24 204.25 204.26 204.27 204.28 204.29 204.30 204.31 204.32 204.33 204.34 204.35 205.1 205.2 205.3 205.4 205.5 205.6 205.7 205.8 205.9 205.10 205.11 205.12 205.13 205.14 205.15 205.16 205.17 205.18 205.19 205.20 205.21 205.22
205.23 205.24 205.25 205.26 205.27 205.28 205.29 205.30 205.31 205.32 205.33 205.34 205.35 205.36
206.1 206.2 206.3 206.4 206.5 206.6 206.7 206.8 206.9 206.10 206.11 206.12 206.13 206.14 206.15 206.16 206.17 206.18 206.19 206.20 206.21 206.22 206.23 206.24 206.25 206.26 206.27 206.28 206.29 206.30 206.31 206.32 206.33 206.34 206.35 207.1 207.2 207.3 207.4 207.5 207.6 207.7 207.8 207.9 207.10 207.11 207.12 207.13 207.14 207.15 207.16 207.17 207.18
207.19 207.20 207.21 207.22 207.23 207.24 207.25 207.26 207.27 207.28 207.29 207.30 207.31 207.32 207.33 207.34 207.35 208.1 208.2 208.3 208.4 208.5 208.6 208.7 208.8 208.9 208.10 208.11 208.12 208.13 208.14 208.15 208.16 208.17 208.18 208.19 208.20 208.21 208.22 208.23 208.24 208.25 208.26 208.27
208.28 208.29 208.30 208.31 208.32 208.33 209.1 209.2 209.3
209.4
209.5 209.6 209.7 209.8
209.9 209.10
209.11 209.12 209.13 209.14 209.15 209.16 209.17 209.18 209.19 209.20 209.21 209.22 209.23 209.24 209.25 209.26 209.27 209.28 209.29 209.30 209.31 209.32 209.33 210.1 210.2 210.3 210.4 210.5 210.6 210.7 210.8 210.9 210.10 210.11 210.12 210.13 210.14 210.15 210.16 210.17 210.18 210.19 210.20 210.21 210.22 210.23 210.24 210.25 210.26 210.27 210.28 210.29 210.30 210.31 210.32 210.33 210.34 210.35 211.1 211.2 211.3 211.4 211.5 211.6 211.7 211.8 211.9 211.10 211.11 211.12 211.13 211.14 211.15 211.16 211.17 211.18 211.19 211.20 211.21 211.22 211.23 211.24 211.25 211.26 211.27 211.28 211.29 211.30 211.31 211.32 211.33 211.34 211.35 211.36 212.1 212.2 212.3 212.4 212.5 212.6 212.7 212.8 212.9 212.10 212.11 212.12
212.13 212.14 212.15 212.16 212.17 212.18 212.19 212.20 212.21 212.22 212.23 212.24 212.25 212.26 212.27 212.28 212.29 212.30
212.31 212.32 212.33 212.34 213.1 213.2 213.3 213.4
213.5 213.6 213.7 213.8 213.9 213.10
213.11 213.12
213.13 213.14 213.15 213.16 213.17 213.18 213.19 213.20 213.21 213.22 213.23 213.24 213.25 213.26 213.27 213.28 213.29 213.30 213.31 213.32 214.1 214.2 214.3
214.4 214.5
214.6 214.7 214.8 214.9 214.10 214.11 214.12 214.13 214.14 214.15 214.16 214.17 214.18 214.19 214.20 214.21 214.22 214.23 214.24 214.25 214.26 214.27 214.28 214.29 214.30 214.31 214.32 214.33 214.34 214.35 215.1 215.2 215.3 215.4 215.5 215.6 215.7 215.8 215.9 215.10 215.11
215.12 215.13 215.14 215.15 215.16 215.17 215.18 215.19 215.20 215.21 215.22 215.23 215.24 215.25 215.26 215.27 215.28 215.29 215.30 215.31 215.32 215.33 215.34 216.1 216.2 216.3 216.4 216.5 216.6
216.7
216.8 216.9 216.10 216.11 216.12 216.13 216.14 216.15 216.16 216.17 216.18 216.19 216.20 216.21 216.22 216.23 216.24 216.25 216.26 216.27 216.28 216.29 216.30 216.31 216.32 216.33 216.34 217.1 217.2 217.3 217.4 217.5 217.6 217.7 217.8
217.9 217.10 217.11 217.12 217.13 217.14 217.15 217.16 217.17 217.18 217.19 217.20 217.21 217.22 217.23 217.24 217.25 217.26 217.27 217.28 217.29 217.30 217.31 217.32 217.33 217.34 217.35 217.36 217.37 217.38 217.39 217.40 217.41 217.42 218.1 218.2 218.3 218.4 218.5 218.6 218.7 218.8 218.9 218.10 218.11 218.12 218.13 218.14 218.15 218.16 218.17 218.18 218.19 218.20 218.21 218.22
218.23
218.24 218.25 218.26 218.27 218.28 218.29 218.30 218.31 218.32 218.33 219.1 219.2 219.3 219.4 219.5 219.6 219.7 219.8 219.9 219.10 219.11 219.12 219.13 219.14
219.15 219.16 219.17 219.18 219.19 219.20 219.21 219.22 219.23 219.24 219.25 219.26 219.27 219.28 219.29 219.30 219.31 219.32 219.33 219.34 220.1 220.2
220.3 220.4 220.5 220.6 220.7 220.8
220.9 220.10 220.11 220.12 220.13 220.14 220.15 220.16 220.17 220.18 220.19 220.20 220.21 220.22 220.23 220.24 220.25 220.26 220.27 220.28 220.29 220.30 220.31 220.32 220.33 220.34 221.1 221.2 221.3 221.4 221.5 221.6 221.7 221.8 221.9 221.10 221.11 221.12
221.13 221.14 221.15 221.16 221.17 221.18 221.19
221.20 221.21 221.22 221.23 221.24 221.25 221.26 221.27 221.28 221.29 221.30 221.31 221.32 221.33 221.34 222.1 222.2 222.3 222.4 222.5 222.6 222.7
222.8 222.9 222.10 222.11 222.12 222.13 222.14 222.15 222.16 222.17 222.18 222.19 222.20 222.21 222.22 222.23 222.24 222.25 222.26 222.27 222.28 222.29 222.30 222.31 222.32 222.33 222.34 222.35 223.1 223.2 223.3 223.4 223.5 223.6 223.7 223.8 223.9 223.10 223.11
223.12 223.13 223.14 223.15 223.16 223.17 223.18 223.19 223.20 223.21 223.22 223.23 223.24 223.25 223.26 223.27 223.28 223.29 223.30 223.31 223.32 223.33 223.34 224.1 224.2 224.3 224.4 224.5 224.6 224.7 224.8 224.9 224.10 224.11 224.12 224.13 224.14 224.15 224.16 224.17 224.18 224.19 224.20 224.21 224.22 224.23 224.24 224.25 224.26 224.27 224.28 224.29 224.30 224.31 224.32 224.33 224.34 224.35 224.36 225.1 225.2 225.3 225.4 225.5 225.6 225.7 225.8 225.9 225.10 225.11
225.12
225.13 225.14 225.15 225.16 225.17 225.18 225.19 225.20 225.21 225.22
225.23 225.24 225.25 225.26 225.27 225.28 225.29 225.30 225.31 225.32 225.33 226.1 226.2 226.3 226.4 226.5 226.6 226.7 226.8 226.9 226.10 226.11 226.12 226.13 226.14 226.15 226.16 226.17 226.18 226.19 226.20 226.21 226.22 226.23 226.24 226.25 226.26 226.27 226.28 226.29 226.30 226.31 226.32 226.33 226.34 226.35 226.36 227.1 227.2 227.3 227.4 227.5 227.6 227.7 227.8 227.9 227.10 227.11 227.12 227.13 227.14 227.15 227.16 227.17 227.18 227.19 227.20 227.21 227.22 227.23 227.24 227.25 227.26 227.27 227.28 227.29 227.30 227.31 227.32 227.33 227.34 227.35 228.1 228.2 228.3 228.4 228.5 228.6 228.7 228.8 228.9 228.10 228.11 228.12 228.13 228.14
228.15 228.16
228.17 228.18 228.19 228.20 228.21 228.22 228.23 228.24 228.25 228.26 228.27 228.28 228.29 228.30
228.31 228.32 228.33 229.1 229.2
229.3 229.4 229.5 229.6 229.7 229.8 229.9 229.10 229.11 229.12 229.13 229.14 229.15 229.16 229.17 229.18 229.19 229.20 229.21 229.22 229.23 229.24 229.25 229.26 229.27 229.28 229.29 229.30 229.31 229.32
229.33 229.34 230.1 230.2 230.3 230.4 230.5 230.6 230.7 230.8 230.9 230.10 230.11 230.12 230.13 230.14 230.15 230.16 230.17 230.18 230.19 230.20 230.21 230.22 230.23 230.24 230.25 230.26 230.27 230.28 230.29 230.30 230.31 230.32 230.33 230.34 230.35 230.36 231.1 231.2 231.3 231.4 231.5 231.6 231.7 231.8 231.9 231.10 231.11 231.12 231.13 231.14 231.15 231.16 231.17 231.18 231.19 231.20 231.21 231.22 231.23 231.24 231.25 231.26 231.27 231.28 231.29 231.30 231.31 231.32 231.33 231.34 231.35 231.36 232.1 232.2 232.3 232.4 232.5 232.6 232.7 232.8 232.9 232.10 232.11 232.12 232.13 232.14 232.15 232.16 232.17 232.18 232.19 232.20 232.21 232.22 232.23 232.24 232.25 232.26 232.27 232.28 232.29 232.30 232.31 232.32 232.33 232.34 232.35 232.36 233.1 233.2 233.3 233.4 233.5 233.6 233.7 233.8 233.9 233.10 233.11 233.12 233.13 233.14 233.15 233.16 233.17 233.18 233.19 233.20 233.21 233.22 233.23 233.24 233.25 233.26 233.27 233.28 233.29 233.30 233.31 233.32 233.33 233.34 233.35 233.36
234.1 234.2 234.3 234.4 234.5 234.6 234.7 234.8 234.9 234.10 234.11 234.12 234.13 234.14 234.15 234.16 234.17 234.18 234.19 234.20 234.21 234.22 234.23 234.24 234.25 234.26 234.27 234.28 234.29 234.30 234.31 234.32 234.33 234.34 234.35 234.36 235.1 235.2 235.3 235.4 235.5 235.6 235.7 235.8 235.9 235.10 235.11 235.12 235.13 235.14 235.15 235.16 235.17 235.18 235.19 235.20 235.21 235.22 235.23 235.24 235.25 235.26 235.27 235.28
235.29 235.30 235.31 235.32 235.33 235.34 235.35 236.1 236.2 236.3 236.4 236.5 236.6 236.7 236.8 236.9 236.10 236.11 236.12 236.13 236.14 236.15 236.16 236.17 236.18 236.19 236.20 236.21 236.22
236.23 236.24 236.25 236.26 236.27 236.28 236.29 236.30 236.31 236.32 236.33 236.34 237.1 237.2 237.3 237.4 237.5 237.6 237.7 237.8 237.9
237.10
237.11 237.12 237.13 237.14 237.15 237.16 237.17 237.18 237.19 237.20 237.21 237.22 237.23 237.24 237.25 237.26 237.27 237.28 237.29 237.30 237.31 237.32 237.33 237.34 237.35 238.1 238.2 238.3
238.4
238.5 238.6 238.7 238.8 238.9 238.10 238.11 238.12 238.13 238.14 238.15 238.16 238.17 238.18 238.19 238.20 238.21 238.22 238.23 238.24 238.25 238.26 238.27 238.28 238.29 238.30 238.31 238.32 238.33 238.34 239.1 239.2 239.3 239.4 239.5 239.6 239.7 239.8 239.9 239.10 239.11 239.12 239.13 239.14 239.15 239.16 239.17 239.18 239.19 239.20 239.21 239.22 239.23 239.24 239.25 239.26 239.27 239.28 239.29 239.30 239.31 239.32 239.33 239.34 239.35 239.36 240.1 240.2 240.3 240.4 240.5
240.6 240.7 240.8 240.9 240.10 240.11 240.12 240.13 240.14 240.15 240.16 240.17 240.18 240.19 240.20 240.21 240.22 240.23 240.24 240.25 240.26 240.27 240.28 240.29 240.30 240.31 240.32 240.33 240.34 240.35
241.1 241.2 241.3 241.4 241.5 241.6 241.7 241.8
241.9
241.10 241.11 241.12 241.13
241.14
241.15 241.16 241.17 241.18 241.19 241.20 241.21 241.22 241.23 241.24 241.25 241.26 241.27 241.28 241.29 241.30 241.31 241.32 242.1 242.2 242.3 242.4 242.5 242.6 242.7 242.8 242.9 242.10 242.11 242.12 242.13 242.14 242.15 242.16 242.17 242.18 242.19 242.20 242.21 242.22 242.23 242.24 242.25 242.26 242.27 242.28 242.29 242.30 242.31 242.32 242.33 242.34 242.35 242.36 243.1 243.2 243.3 243.4 243.5 243.6 243.7 243.8 243.9 243.10 243.11 243.12 243.13
243.14 243.15
243.16 243.17 243.18 243.19 243.20
243.21 243.22
243.23 243.24 243.25 243.26 243.27
243.28
243.29 244.1 244.2 244.3 244.4 244.5 244.6 244.7 244.8 244.9 244.10 244.11 244.12 244.13 244.14 244.15 244.16 244.17 244.18 244.19 244.20 244.21 244.22 244.23 244.24 244.25 244.26 244.27 244.28 244.29 244.30 244.31
244.32 244.33
244.34 245.1 245.2 245.3 245.4 245.5 245.6 245.7 245.8 245.9 245.10 245.11 245.12 245.13 245.14 245.15 245.16 245.17 245.18 245.19 245.20 245.21 245.22 245.23 245.24 245.25 245.26 245.27 245.28 245.29 245.30 245.31 245.32 245.33 245.34 245.35 246.1 246.2 246.3 246.4 246.5 246.6 246.7 246.8 246.9 246.10 246.11 246.12 246.13 246.14 246.15 246.16 246.17 246.18 246.19 246.20 246.21 246.22
246.23 246.24
246.25 246.26
246.27 246.28
246.29 246.30
246.31 246.32
247.1 247.2
247.3 247.4
247.5 247.6
247.7 247.8
247.9 247.10
247.11 247.12 247.13 247.14 247.15 247.16 247.17
247.18 247.19 247.20 247.21 247.22 247.23 247.24 247.25 247.26 247.27 247.28 247.29 247.30 247.31 248.1 248.2 248.3 248.4 248.5 248.6 248.7 248.8 248.9 248.10 248.11 248.12 248.13 248.14 248.15 248.16 248.17
248.18
248.19 248.20 248.21 248.22 248.23 248.24 248.25 248.26 248.27 248.28 248.29 248.30 248.31 248.32 248.33 248.34 248.35 249.1 249.2 249.3 249.4 249.5 249.6 249.7 249.8 249.9 249.10 249.11 249.12 249.13 249.14 249.15 249.16 249.17 249.18 249.19 249.20 249.21 249.22 249.23 249.24 249.25 249.26 249.27 249.28 249.29 249.30 249.31 249.32 249.33 249.34 249.35 250.1 250.2 250.3 250.4 250.5 250.6 250.7 250.8 250.9 250.10 250.11 250.12 250.13 250.14 250.15 250.16 250.17 250.18 250.19 250.20 250.21 250.22 250.23 250.24 250.25 250.26
250.27
250.28 250.29 250.30 250.31 250.32 250.33 250.34 250.35 251.1 251.2 251.3 251.4 251.5 251.6 251.7 251.8 251.9
251.10 251.11 251.12 251.13 251.14 251.15
251.16 251.17
251.18 251.19 251.20 251.21 251.22 251.23 251.24 251.25 251.26 251.27 251.28
251.29 251.30
251.31 252.1 252.2 252.3 252.4 252.5
252.6 252.7
252.8 252.9 252.10 252.11 252.12 252.13
252.14 252.15
252.16 252.17 252.18 252.19 252.20 252.21 252.22 252.23 252.24 252.25 252.26 252.27 252.28 252.29 252.30 252.31 252.32 253.1 253.2 253.3 253.4 253.5 253.6 253.7 253.8 253.9 253.10 253.11 253.12 253.13 253.14 253.15 253.16 253.17 253.18 253.19 253.20 253.21 253.22 253.23 253.24 253.25 253.26 253.27 253.28 253.29 253.30 253.31 253.32 253.33 253.34 253.35 253.36 254.1 254.2 254.3 254.4 254.5 254.6 254.7 254.8 254.9 254.10 254.11 254.12 254.13 254.14 254.15 254.16 254.17 254.18 254.19 254.20 254.21 254.22 254.23 254.24 254.25 254.26 254.27 254.28 254.29 254.30 254.31 254.32 254.33 254.34 254.35 254.36 255.1 255.2 255.3 255.4 255.5 255.6 255.7 255.8 255.9 255.10 255.11 255.12 255.13 255.14 255.15 255.16 255.17 255.18 255.19 255.20 255.21 255.22 255.23 255.24 255.25 255.26 255.27 255.28 255.29 255.30 255.31 255.32 255.33 255.34
255.35 255.36
256.1 256.2 256.3 256.4 256.5 256.6 256.7 256.8 256.9 256.10 256.11 256.12 256.13 256.14 256.15 256.16 256.17 256.18 256.19 256.20 256.21 256.22 256.23 256.24 256.25 256.26 256.27 256.28 256.29 256.30 256.31 256.32
256.33 256.34
256.35 257.1 257.2 257.3 257.4 257.5 257.6 257.7 257.8 257.9 257.10 257.11 257.12 257.13 257.14 257.15 257.16 257.17 257.18 257.19 257.20 257.21 257.22 257.23 257.24 257.25 257.26 257.27 257.28
257.29 257.30 257.31 257.32 257.33 257.34 257.35 258.1 258.2 258.3 258.4 258.5 258.6 258.7 258.8 258.9 258.10 258.11 258.12 258.13 258.14 258.15 258.16 258.17 258.18 258.19 258.20 258.21 258.22 258.23 258.24 258.25 258.26
258.27 258.28
258.29 258.30 258.31 258.32 258.33 259.1 259.2 259.3 259.4 259.5 259.6 259.7 259.8 259.9 259.10 259.11 259.12 259.13 259.14 259.15 259.16 259.17 259.18 259.19 259.20 259.21 259.22 259.23 259.24
259.25 259.26
259.27 259.28 259.29 259.30 259.31 259.32 259.33 259.34 260.1 260.2 260.3
260.4 260.5
260.6 260.7 260.8 260.9 260.10 260.11 260.12 260.13
260.14 260.15
260.16 260.17 260.18 260.19 260.20 260.21 260.22 260.23 260.24 260.25 260.26 260.27 260.28 260.29 260.30 260.31 260.32 260.33 261.1 261.2 261.3 261.4 261.5 261.6 261.7 261.8
261.9 261.10
261.11 261.12 261.13 261.14 261.15 261.16 261.17 261.18 261.19 261.20 261.21 261.22
261.23
261.24 261.25 261.26 261.27 261.28 261.29 261.30 261.31 261.32 261.33 262.1 262.2
262.3 262.4 262.5 262.6 262.7 262.8 262.9 262.10
262.11 262.12 262.13 262.14 262.15 262.16 262.17 262.18
262.19 262.20 262.21 262.22 262.23
262.24 262.25
262.26 262.27
262.28 262.29 262.30 262.31
263.1 263.2 263.3 263.4 263.5 263.6 263.7 263.8 263.9 263.10 263.11 263.12 263.13 263.14 263.15 263.16 263.17 263.18 263.19 263.20 263.21 263.22 263.23 263.24 263.25 263.26 263.27 263.28 263.29 263.30 263.31
263.32 263.33 263.34 263.35 264.1 264.2 264.3 264.4 264.5 264.6 264.7
264.8 264.9 264.10 264.11 264.12 264.13 264.14 264.15 264.16 264.17 264.18 264.19 264.20 264.21 264.22 264.23 264.24 264.25 264.26 264.27 264.28 264.29 264.30 264.31 264.32 264.33 264.34 265.1 265.2 265.3 265.4 265.5 265.6 265.7 265.8 265.9 265.10 265.11 265.12
265.13 265.14 265.15 265.16 265.17 265.18 265.19 265.20 265.21 265.22 265.23 265.24 265.25 265.26
265.27 265.28 265.29 265.30 265.31 265.32 265.33 266.1 266.2 266.3 266.4 266.5 266.6 266.7 266.8 266.9 266.10 266.11 266.12 266.13 266.14 266.15 266.16 266.17 266.18 266.19 266.20 266.21 266.22
266.23
266.24 266.25 266.26 266.27 266.28 266.29 266.30 266.31 266.32 266.33 266.34
267.1 267.2 267.3 267.4 267.5 267.6
267.7 267.8 267.9 267.10 267.11 267.12 267.13 267.14 267.15 267.16 267.17 267.18 267.19 267.20 267.21 267.22 267.23 267.24
267.25 267.26
267.27 267.28 267.29 267.30 267.31
268.1 268.2 268.3 268.4 268.5 268.6 268.7 268.8 268.9 268.10 268.11 268.12 268.13 268.14 268.15 268.16 268.17 268.18 268.19 268.20 268.21 268.22 268.23 268.24 268.25 268.26 268.27 268.28 268.29 268.30 268.31 268.32 268.33 268.34 268.35 269.1 269.2 269.3 269.4 269.5 269.6 269.7 269.8 269.9 269.10 269.11 269.12 269.13 269.14 269.15 269.16 269.17 269.18 269.19 269.20 269.21 269.22 269.23 269.24 269.25 269.26 269.27 269.28 269.29 269.30 269.31 269.32 269.33 269.34 269.35 269.36 270.1 270.2 270.3 270.4 270.5 270.6 270.7 270.8 270.9 270.10 270.11 270.12 270.13 270.14 270.15 270.16 270.17 270.18 270.19 270.20 270.21 270.22 270.23 270.24 270.25 270.26 270.27 270.28 270.29 270.30 270.31 270.32 270.33 270.34 270.35 270.36 271.1 271.2 271.3 271.4 271.5 271.6 271.7 271.8 271.9 271.10 271.11 271.12 271.13 271.14 271.15 271.16 271.17 271.18 271.19 271.20 271.21 271.22 271.23 271.24 271.25 271.26 271.27 271.28 271.29 271.30 271.31 271.32 271.33 271.34 271.35 272.1 272.2 272.3 272.4 272.5 272.6 272.7 272.8 272.9 272.10 272.11 272.12 272.13 272.14 272.15 272.16 272.17 272.18 272.19 272.20 272.21 272.22 272.23
272.24 272.25
272.26 272.27 272.28 272.29 272.30 272.31 272.32 272.33 272.34 273.1 273.2 273.3 273.4 273.5 273.6 273.7 273.8 273.9 273.10 273.11 273.12 273.13 273.14 273.15 273.16 273.17 273.18 273.19 273.20 273.21 273.22 273.23 273.24 273.25 273.26 273.27 273.28 273.29 273.30 273.31 273.32 273.33 273.34 273.35 273.36 274.1 274.2 274.3 274.4
274.5 274.6
274.7 274.8 274.9 274.10 274.11 274.12 274.13 274.14 274.15 274.16 274.17 274.18 274.19 274.20 274.21 274.22 274.23 274.24 274.25 274.26 274.27 274.28 274.29 274.30 274.31 274.32 274.33 274.34 274.35 275.1 275.2 275.3 275.4 275.5 275.6 275.7 275.8
275.9 275.10
275.11 275.12 275.13 275.14 275.15 275.16 275.17 275.18 275.19 275.20 275.21 275.22 275.23 275.24 275.25 275.26 275.27 275.28 275.29 275.30 275.31 275.32 275.33 275.34 275.35
276.1 276.2 276.3 276.4 276.5 276.6 276.7 276.8 276.9 276.10 276.11 276.12 276.13 276.14 276.15 276.16 276.17 276.18 276.19
276.20
276.21 276.22 276.23 276.24 276.25 276.26 276.27 276.28 276.29 276.30 276.31 276.32 276.33 276.34 276.35 277.1 277.2 277.3 277.4 277.5 277.6 277.7
277.8 277.9
277.10 277.11 277.12 277.13 277.14 277.15 277.16 277.17 277.18 277.19 277.20 277.21 277.22 277.23 277.24 277.25 277.26 277.27 277.28 277.29
277.30 277.31
277.32 278.1 278.2 278.3 278.4 278.5 278.6 278.7 278.8 278.9 278.10 278.11 278.12
278.13 278.14 278.15 278.16 278.17 278.18 278.19 278.20 278.21 278.22 278.23 278.24 278.25 278.26 278.27 278.28 278.29 278.30 278.31 278.32 278.33 278.34 278.35 279.1 279.2 279.3 279.4 279.5 279.6 279.7 279.8 279.9 279.10 279.11 279.12 279.13 279.14 279.15 279.16 279.17 279.18 279.19 279.20 279.21 279.22 279.23 279.24 279.25 279.26 279.27 279.28 279.29 279.30 279.31 279.32 279.33 279.34 279.35 279.36
280.1
280.2 280.3 280.4 280.5 280.6 280.7 280.8 280.9 280.10 280.11 280.12 280.13 280.14 280.15 280.16 280.17 280.18 280.19 280.20 280.21 280.22 280.23 280.24 280.25 280.26 280.27 280.28 280.29 280.30 280.31 280.32
280.33
281.1 281.2 281.3 281.4 281.5 281.6 281.7 281.8 281.9 281.10
281.11 281.12 281.13 281.14 281.15 281.16 281.17 281.18 281.19 281.20 281.21 281.22 281.23 281.24 281.25
281.26 281.27 281.28 281.29 281.30 281.31 281.32 281.33 281.34 282.1 282.2 282.3 282.4 282.5 282.6 282.7 282.8 282.9 282.10 282.11 282.12 282.13 282.14 282.15 282.16 282.17 282.18 282.19 282.20 282.21 282.22 282.23 282.24 282.25 282.26 282.27 282.28 282.29 282.30 282.31 282.32 282.33 282.34 282.35 283.1 283.2 283.3 283.4 283.5 283.6 283.7 283.8 283.9 283.10 283.11 283.12 283.13 283.14 283.15 283.16 283.17 283.18 283.19 283.20 283.21 283.22 283.23 283.24 283.25 283.26 283.27 283.28 283.29 283.30 283.31 283.32 283.33 283.34 283.35 283.36 284.1 284.2 284.3 284.4 284.5 284.6 284.7 284.8 284.9 284.10 284.11 284.12 284.13 284.14 284.15 284.16 284.17 284.18 284.19 284.20 284.21 284.22 284.23 284.24 284.25 284.26 284.27 284.28 284.29 284.30 284.31 284.32 284.33 284.34 284.35 284.36 285.1 285.2 285.3 285.4 285.5 285.6 285.7 285.8 285.9 285.10
285.11 285.12 285.13 285.14 285.15 285.16 285.17
285.18 285.19
285.20 285.21 285.22 285.23 285.24 285.25 285.26 285.27 285.28 285.29 285.30 285.31 285.32 285.33 286.1 286.2 286.3 286.4 286.5 286.6 286.7 286.8 286.9 286.10 286.11 286.12 286.13 286.14 286.15 286.16 286.17 286.18 286.19 286.20 286.21 286.22 286.23 286.24 286.25 286.26 286.27 286.28 286.29 286.30 286.31 286.32 286.33 286.34 286.35 287.1 287.2 287.3 287.4 287.5 287.6 287.7 287.8 287.9 287.10 287.11 287.12 287.13 287.14 287.15 287.16 287.17 287.18 287.19 287.20 287.21 287.22 287.23 287.24 287.25 287.26 287.27 287.28 287.29 287.30 287.31 287.32 287.33 287.34 287.35 287.36 288.1 288.2 288.3 288.4 288.5 288.6 288.7 288.8 288.9 288.10 288.11 288.12 288.13 288.14 288.15 288.16 288.17 288.18 288.19 288.20 288.21 288.22 288.23 288.24 288.25 288.26 288.27 288.28 288.29 288.30 288.31 288.32 288.33 288.34 288.35 288.36 289.1 289.2 289.3 289.4 289.5 289.6 289.7 289.8 289.9 289.10 289.11 289.12 289.13 289.14 289.15 289.16 289.17 289.18 289.19 289.20 289.21 289.22 289.23 289.24 289.25 289.26 289.27 289.28
289.29 289.30 289.31 289.32 289.33 289.34 289.35 290.1 290.2 290.3 290.4 290.5 290.6 290.7 290.8 290.9
290.10 290.11 290.12 290.13 290.14 290.15 290.16 290.17 290.18 290.19 290.20 290.21 290.22 290.23 290.24 290.25 290.26 290.27 290.28 290.29 290.30 290.31 290.32 290.33 290.34 290.35 291.1 291.2 291.3 291.4 291.5 291.6 291.7 291.8 291.9 291.10 291.11 291.12 291.13 291.14 291.15 291.16 291.17 291.18 291.19 291.20 291.21 291.22 291.23 291.24 291.25 291.26 291.27 291.28 291.29 291.30 291.31 291.32 291.33 291.34 291.35 291.36 292.1 292.2 292.3 292.4 292.5 292.6 292.7 292.8 292.9 292.10 292.11 292.12 292.13 292.14 292.15 292.16 292.17 292.18 292.19 292.20 292.21 292.22 292.23 292.24 292.25 292.26 292.27 292.28 292.29 292.30 292.31 292.32 292.33 292.34 292.35 292.36 293.1 293.2 293.3 293.4 293.5 293.6 293.7 293.8 293.9 293.10 293.11 293.12 293.13 293.14 293.15 293.16 293.17 293.18 293.19 293.20 293.21 293.22 293.23 293.24 293.25 293.26 293.27 293.28 293.29 293.30 293.31 293.32 293.33 293.34 293.35 293.36 294.1 294.2 294.3
294.4 294.5 294.6 294.7
294.8 294.9 294.10 294.11 294.12 294.13
294.14
294.15 294.16 294.17 294.18 294.19 294.20 294.21 294.22 294.23 294.24 294.25 294.26
294.27 294.28 294.29 294.30 295.1 295.2 295.3 295.4 295.5 295.6 295.7 295.8
295.9 295.10 295.11 295.12 295.13 295.14 295.15 295.16 295.17
295.18 295.19 295.20 295.21 295.22 295.23 295.24 295.25 295.26 295.27 295.28
295.29 295.30 295.31 295.32 296.1 296.2 296.3 296.4 296.5 296.6 296.7 296.8 296.9 296.10 296.11 296.12 296.13 296.14 296.15 296.16
296.17 296.18 296.19 296.20 296.21 296.22 296.23 296.24 296.25 296.26 296.27 296.28 296.29 296.30 296.31
296.32 296.33 296.34 296.35 297.1 297.2 297.3 297.4 297.5
297.6 297.7 297.8 297.9 297.10 297.11 297.12
297.13 297.14 297.15 297.16 297.17 297.18 297.19 297.20 297.21 297.22 297.23 297.24 297.25 297.26
297.27 297.28 297.29 297.30 297.31 297.32 297.33 297.34 298.1 298.2 298.3 298.4 298.5 298.6 298.7 298.8 298.9 298.10 298.11 298.12 298.13 298.14 298.15 298.16 298.17
298.18 298.19 298.20 298.21 298.22 298.23 298.24 298.25 298.26 298.27 298.28
298.29 298.30 298.31 298.32 299.1 299.2 299.3 299.4 299.5 299.6 299.7 299.8
299.9 299.10 299.11 299.12 299.13 299.14 299.15 299.16 299.17 299.18 299.19 299.20
299.21 299.22 299.23 299.24 299.25 299.26 299.27 299.28 299.29 299.30 299.31 299.32 299.33 299.34 300.1 300.2
300.3 300.4 300.5 300.6 300.7
300.8 300.9 300.10 300.11 300.12 300.13 300.14 300.15 300.16 300.17 300.18 300.19 300.20 300.21 300.22 300.23 300.24 300.25 300.26 300.27 300.28 300.29 300.30 300.31 300.32 300.33 300.34 301.1 301.2 301.3 301.4 301.5 301.6 301.7 301.8 301.9 301.10 301.11 301.12 301.13 301.14 301.15 301.16 301.17 301.18 301.19 301.20 301.21 301.22 301.23 301.24 301.25 301.26
301.27
301.28 301.29 301.30 301.31 301.32 301.33 301.34
302.1 302.2 302.3 302.4 302.5 302.6 302.7 302.8 302.9 302.10 302.11 302.12 302.13 302.14 302.15 302.16 302.17 302.18 302.19 302.20 302.21 302.22 302.23 302.24 302.25 302.26 302.27 302.28 302.29 302.30 302.31 302.32 302.33 302.34 302.35 303.1 303.2 303.3 303.4 303.5 303.6 303.7 303.8 303.9 303.10 303.11 303.12 303.13 303.14
303.15 303.16 303.17 303.18 303.19 303.20 303.21 303.22 303.23 303.24 303.25 303.26 303.27 303.28 303.29 303.30 303.31
303.32 304.1 304.2 304.3 304.4 304.5 304.6 304.7 304.8 304.9 304.10 304.11 304.12 304.13 304.14 304.15 304.16 304.17 304.18 304.19 304.20 304.21 304.22 304.23 304.24 304.25 304.26 304.27 304.28 304.29 304.30 304.31 304.32 305.1 305.2 305.3 305.4 305.5 305.6 305.7 305.8 305.9 305.10 305.11 305.12 305.13 305.14 305.15 305.16 305.17 305.18 305.19 305.20 305.21 305.22 305.23 305.24 305.25 305.26 305.27 305.28 305.29 305.30 305.31 306.1 306.2 306.3 306.4 306.5 306.6 306.7 306.8 306.9 306.10 306.11 306.12 306.13 306.14 306.15 306.16 306.17 306.18 306.19 306.20 306.21 306.22 306.23 306.24 306.25 306.26 306.27 306.28 306.29 306.30 306.31 306.32 306.33 306.34 307.1 307.2 307.3 307.4 307.5 307.6 307.7 307.8 307.9 307.10 307.11 307.12 307.13
307.14 307.15
307.16 307.17 307.18 307.19 307.20 307.21 307.22 307.23 307.24 307.25 307.26 307.27 307.28 307.29 307.30 307.31 307.32 307.33 307.34 307.35 308.1 308.2 308.3 308.4 308.5 308.6 308.7 308.8 308.9 308.10 308.11 308.12 308.13 308.14 308.15 308.16 308.17 308.18 308.19 308.20 308.21 308.22 308.23 308.24 308.25 308.26 308.27 308.28 308.29 308.30 308.31 308.32 308.33 308.34 308.35 308.36 309.1 309.2 309.3 309.4 309.5 309.6 309.7 309.8 309.9
309.10 309.11 309.12 309.13 309.14 309.15 309.16 309.17 309.18 309.19 309.20 309.21 309.22 309.23 309.24
309.25 309.26
309.27 309.28
309.29 309.30 309.31 309.32 309.33
310.1
310.2 310.3 310.4 310.5 310.6 310.7 310.8 310.9 310.10 310.11 310.12 310.13
310.14 310.15
310.16 310.17 310.18 310.19 310.20 310.21 310.22 310.23 310.24 310.25 310.26 310.27 310.28 310.29 310.30 310.31 310.32 310.33 310.34 311.1 311.2 311.3 311.4 311.5 311.6 311.7 311.8 311.9 311.10 311.11 311.12 311.13 311.14 311.15 311.16 311.17 311.18 311.19 311.20 311.21 311.22 311.23 311.24 311.25 311.26 311.27 311.28 311.29 311.30 311.31 311.32 311.33 311.34 311.35 311.36 312.1 312.2 312.3 312.4 312.5 312.6 312.7 312.8 312.9 312.10 312.11 312.12 312.13 312.14
312.15 312.16 312.17 312.18 312.19 312.20 312.21 312.22 312.23 312.24 312.25 312.26 312.27 312.28 312.29 312.30 312.31 312.32 312.33 312.34 312.35 313.1 313.2 313.3 313.4 313.5 313.6 313.7 313.8 313.9 313.10 313.11 313.12 313.13 313.14 313.15 313.16 313.17 313.18 313.19 313.20 313.21 313.22 313.23 313.24 313.25 313.26 313.27 313.28 313.29 313.30 313.31 313.32 313.33 313.34 313.35 313.36 314.1 314.2 314.3 314.4 314.5 314.6 314.7 314.8 314.9 314.10 314.11 314.12
314.13 314.14 314.15 314.16 314.17 314.18 314.19 314.20 314.21 314.22 314.23 314.24 314.25
314.26 314.27 314.28 314.29 314.30 314.31 314.32 314.33 314.34 315.1 315.2 315.3 315.4 315.5 315.6 315.7 315.8 315.9 315.10 315.11 315.12 315.13 315.14 315.15 315.16 315.17 315.18 315.19 315.20 315.21 315.22 315.23 315.24 315.25 315.26 315.27 315.28 315.29 315.30 315.31 315.32 315.33 315.34 315.35
316.1 316.2 316.3 316.4 316.5 316.6 316.7 316.8 316.9 316.10 316.11 316.12 316.13 316.14 316.15 316.16 316.17 316.18 316.19 316.20 316.21 316.22 316.23 316.24 316.25 316.26 316.27 316.28 316.29 316.30 316.31 316.32 316.33 316.34
317.1 317.2 317.3 317.4 317.5 317.6 317.7 317.8 317.9 317.10 317.11 317.12 317.13 317.14 317.15 317.16 317.17 317.18 317.19 317.20 317.21 317.22 317.23 317.24 317.25 317.26 317.27 317.28 317.29 317.30 317.31 317.32 317.33 317.34 317.35 317.36 318.1 318.2 318.3 318.4 318.5 318.6 318.7 318.8 318.9 318.10 318.11 318.12 318.13 318.14 318.15 318.16 318.17 318.18 318.19 318.20 318.21 318.22 318.23 318.24 318.25
318.26 318.27 318.28 318.29 318.30 318.31 318.32 318.33 318.34 318.35 319.1 319.2
319.3 319.4 319.5 319.6 319.7 319.8 319.9
319.10 319.11
319.12 319.13 319.14 319.15 319.16 319.17 319.18 319.19 319.20 319.21 319.22 319.23 319.24 319.25 319.26 319.27 319.28 319.29 319.30 319.31 319.32 319.33
320.1 320.2 320.3 320.4 320.5 320.6 320.7 320.8 320.9 320.10 320.11 320.12 320.13 320.14 320.15 320.16 320.17 320.18 320.19 320.20 320.21 320.22 320.23 320.24 320.25 320.26 320.27 320.28 320.29 320.30 320.31 320.32 320.33 320.34 320.35 320.36 321.1 321.2 321.3 321.4 321.5 321.6 321.7 321.8 321.9 321.10 321.11 321.12 321.13 321.14 321.15 321.16 321.17
321.18
321.19 321.20 321.21 321.22 321.23 321.24 321.25 321.26 321.27 321.28 321.29 321.30 321.31 321.32 321.33 321.34 322.1 322.2 322.3 322.4 322.5 322.6 322.7 322.8 322.9 322.10 322.11 322.12 322.13 322.14 322.15 322.16 322.17 322.18 322.19 322.20 322.21 322.22 322.23 322.24 322.25 322.26
322.27 322.28
322.29 322.30 322.31 322.32 322.33 322.34 322.35 323.1
323.2 323.3 323.4 323.5 323.6 323.7 323.8 323.9 323.10 323.11 323.12
323.13 323.14 323.15 323.16 323.17 323.18
323.19 323.20 323.21 323.22 323.23 323.24 323.25 323.26 323.27 323.28 323.29 323.30 324.1 324.2 324.3 324.4 324.5 324.6 324.7 324.8 324.9 324.10 324.11 324.12 324.13 324.14 324.15 324.16 324.17 324.18 324.19 324.20 324.21 324.22 324.23 324.24 324.25 324.26
324.27 324.28
324.29 324.30 324.31 324.32 324.33 324.34 325.1 325.2 325.3 325.4
325.5 325.6
325.7 325.8 325.9 325.10 325.11 325.12 325.13
325.14 325.15
325.16 325.17 325.18 325.19 325.20
325.21 325.22
325.23 325.24 325.25 325.26 325.27 325.28 325.29 325.30 325.31 325.32 326.1 326.2 326.3 326.4 326.5 326.6 326.7 326.8 326.9 326.10 326.11 326.12 326.13 326.14 326.15 326.16 326.17 326.18 326.19 326.20 326.21 326.22 326.23 326.24 326.25 326.26 326.27 326.28
326.29 326.30 326.31 326.32 326.33 326.34 326.35 327.1 327.2 327.3 327.4 327.5
327.6 327.7 327.8 327.9 327.10 327.11 327.12 327.13 327.14 327.15 327.16 327.17 327.18 327.19
327.20 327.21
327.22 327.23 327.24 327.25 327.26 327.27 327.28 327.29 327.30 327.31 327.32 328.1 328.2 328.3 328.4 328.5 328.6 328.7 328.8 328.9 328.10 328.11 328.12
328.13 328.14 328.15 328.16 328.17 328.18 328.19 328.20 328.21 328.22 328.23 328.24 328.25
328.26 328.27
328.28 328.29 328.30 328.31 328.32 329.1 329.2 329.3 329.4 329.5 329.6 329.7 329.8 329.9 329.10 329.11 329.12 329.13 329.14 329.15 329.16 329.17 329.18 329.19 329.20 329.21 329.22 329.23 329.24 329.25 329.26 329.27 329.28 329.29 329.30 329.31 329.32 329.33 329.34 329.35 330.1 330.2 330.3 330.4 330.5 330.6 330.7 330.8 330.9 330.10 330.11 330.12 330.13 330.14
330.15 330.16
330.17 330.18 330.19 330.20 330.21 330.22 330.23 330.24 330.25 330.26 330.27 330.28 330.29 330.30 330.31 330.32
330.33 330.34 331.1 331.2 331.3 331.4 331.5 331.6 331.7 331.8 331.9 331.10 331.11 331.12 331.13 331.14 331.15 331.16 331.17 331.18 331.19 331.20 331.21 331.22 331.23 331.24 331.25 331.26 331.27 331.28 331.29 331.30 331.31 331.32 331.33 331.34 331.35 331.36 332.1 332.2 332.3 332.4 332.5 332.6 332.7 332.8 332.9 332.10
332.11 332.12 332.13 332.14 332.15 332.16 332.17 332.18 332.19 332.20 332.21 332.22 332.23 332.24 332.25 332.26 332.27 332.28 332.29 332.30 332.31 332.32 332.33 332.34 333.1 333.2 333.3 333.4
333.5 333.6 333.7 333.8 333.9 333.10 333.11 333.12 333.13 333.14 333.15 333.16 333.17 333.18 333.19 333.20 333.21 333.22 333.23 333.24 333.25 333.26
333.27 333.28 333.29
333.30 333.31 333.32 333.33 334.1 334.2 334.3 334.4 334.5 334.6 334.7 334.8
334.9 334.10 334.11 334.12 334.13 334.14 334.15 334.16 334.17 334.18
334.19 334.20 334.21 334.22 334.23 334.24 334.25 334.26 334.27 334.28 334.29 334.30
334.31 334.32 334.33 334.34 335.1 335.2 335.3 335.4 335.5 335.6 335.7 335.8
335.9 335.10 335.11 335.12 335.13 335.14 335.15 335.16 335.17 335.18 335.19 335.20 335.21
335.22 335.23 335.24 335.25 335.26 335.27 335.28 335.29 335.30 335.31 335.32 335.33
336.1 336.2 336.3 336.4 336.5 336.6 336.7 336.8 336.9
336.10 336.11 336.12 336.13 336.14 336.15 336.16 336.17 336.18 336.19 336.20 336.21
336.22 336.23 336.24 336.25 336.26 336.27 336.28 336.29 336.30 336.31 336.32 336.33
336.34 336.35 337.1 337.2 337.3 337.4 337.5 337.6 337.7 337.8 337.9
337.10 337.11 337.12 337.13 337.14 337.15 337.16 337.17 337.18 337.19 337.20 337.21
337.22 337.23 337.24 337.25 337.26 337.27 337.28 337.29 337.30 337.31
337.32 337.33 338.1 338.2 338.3 338.4 338.5 338.6 338.7 338.8
338.9 338.10 338.11 338.12 338.13 338.14 338.15 338.16 338.17 338.18 338.19
338.20 338.21 338.22 338.23 338.24 338.25 338.26 338.27 338.28 338.29
338.30 338.31 338.32 338.33 339.1 339.2 339.3 339.4 339.5 339.6 339.7 339.8
339.9 339.10 339.11 339.12 339.13 339.14 339.15 339.16 339.17 339.18 339.19 339.20
339.21 339.22 339.23 339.24 339.25 339.26 339.27 339.28 339.29 339.30
339.31 339.32 339.33 339.34 340.1 340.2 340.3 340.4 340.5 340.6 340.7 340.8
340.9 340.10
340.11 340.12 340.13 340.14 340.15 340.16 340.17 340.18 340.19 340.20 340.21 340.22 340.23 340.24 340.25 340.26 340.27 340.28 340.29 340.30 340.31 340.32 340.33 340.34 341.1 341.2
341.3 341.4 341.5 341.6 341.7 341.8 341.9 341.10 341.11 341.12 341.13 341.14 341.15 341.16 341.17 341.18 341.19 341.20 341.21 341.22 341.23 341.24 341.25 341.26
341.27 341.28 341.29 341.30 341.31 341.32
341.33 342.1 342.2 342.3 342.4 342.5 342.6 342.7 342.8 342.9 342.10 342.11 342.12 342.13 342.14 342.15 342.16 342.17 342.18 342.19 342.20 342.21 342.22 342.23 342.24 342.25 342.26 342.27 342.28 342.29 342.30
342.31 342.32 342.33 342.34 342.35
343.1 343.2 343.3 343.4 343.5 343.6 343.7 343.8 343.9 343.10 343.11 343.12 343.13 343.14 343.15 343.16 343.17 343.18 343.19 343.20 343.21 343.22 343.23 343.24 343.25 343.26 343.27 343.28 343.29 343.30 343.31 343.32 343.33 343.34 343.35 343.36 344.1 344.2 344.3 344.4 344.5 344.6 344.7 344.8 344.9 344.10 344.11 344.12 344.13 344.14 344.15 344.16 344.17 344.18 344.19 344.20 344.21 344.22 344.23 344.24 344.25 344.26 344.27 344.28 344.29 344.30 344.31 344.32 344.33 344.34 344.35 344.36
345.1 345.2 345.3 345.4 345.5 345.6 345.7 345.8 345.9
345.10 345.11 345.12 345.13 345.14 345.15 345.16 345.17 345.18 345.19 345.20 345.21 345.22 345.23 345.24 345.25 345.26 345.27
345.28 345.29 345.30 345.31 345.32 345.33 346.1 346.2 346.3 346.4 346.5 346.6 346.7 346.8 346.9 346.10 346.11 346.12 346.13 346.14 346.15 346.16 346.17 346.18 346.19 346.20 346.21 346.22
346.23 346.24 346.25 346.26 346.27 346.28 346.29 346.30 346.31 346.32 346.33 346.34 347.1 347.2 347.3 347.4 347.5 347.6 347.7 347.8 347.9 347.10 347.11 347.12 347.13 347.14 347.15 347.16 347.17 347.18 347.19 347.20 347.21 347.22 347.23 347.24 347.25 347.26 347.27 347.28 347.29 347.30 347.31
347.32 347.33 347.34 347.35 348.1 348.2 348.3 348.4 348.5 348.6 348.7 348.8 348.9 348.10 348.11 348.12 348.13 348.14 348.15 348.16 348.17
348.18 348.19 348.20 348.21 348.22 348.23 348.24 348.25 348.26 348.27 348.28 348.29 348.30 348.31 348.32 348.33 349.1 349.2 349.3
349.4 349.5 349.6 349.7 349.8 349.9
349.10 349.11 349.12 349.13 349.14 349.15
349.16 349.17 349.18 349.19 349.20 349.21 349.22 349.23 349.24 349.25 349.26 349.27 349.28 349.29 349.30 349.31 349.32 349.33 350.1 350.2 350.3 350.4 350.5 350.6 350.7 350.8 350.9 350.10 350.11 350.12 350.13 350.14 350.15 350.16 350.17
350.18 350.19 350.20 350.21 350.22 350.23 350.24 350.25 350.26 350.27 350.28 350.29 350.30 350.31 350.32 350.33 350.34 350.35 351.1 351.2 351.3 351.4 351.5 351.6 351.7 351.8 351.9 351.10 351.11 351.12 351.13 351.14 351.15 351.16 351.17 351.18 351.19 351.20 351.21
351.22 351.23
351.24 351.25 351.26 351.27 351.28 351.29
351.30 351.31 351.32 351.33 351.34 352.1 352.2 352.3 352.4 352.5 352.6 352.7 352.8 352.9 352.10 352.11 352.12 352.13 352.14 352.15 352.16 352.17 352.18 352.19 352.20 352.21 352.22 352.23 352.24 352.25 352.26 352.27
352.28 352.29 352.30 352.31 352.32 352.33 352.34 353.1 353.2 353.3 353.4 353.5 353.6 353.7 353.8 353.9 353.10 353.11 353.12 353.13 353.14 353.15 353.16 353.17 353.18 353.19 353.20 353.21 353.22 353.23
353.24 353.25 353.26 353.27 353.28 353.29 353.30 353.31 353.32 353.33 353.34 353.35 354.1 354.2 354.3 354.4 354.5 354.6 354.7 354.8 354.9 354.10 354.11 354.12 354.13 354.14 354.15 354.16 354.17 354.18 354.19 354.20 354.21 354.22 354.23 354.24 354.25 354.26 354.27 354.28 354.29 354.30 354.31 354.32 354.33 354.34 354.35 355.1 355.2 355.3 355.4 355.5 355.6 355.7 355.8 355.9 355.10 355.11 355.12 355.13 355.14 355.15 355.16 355.17 355.18 355.19 355.20 355.21 355.22 355.23 355.24 355.25 355.26 355.27 355.28 355.29 355.30 355.31 355.32 355.33 355.34 355.35 355.36 356.1 356.2 356.3 356.4 356.5 356.6 356.7 356.8 356.9
356.10 356.11 356.12 356.13 356.14 356.15 356.16 356.17 356.18 356.19 356.20 356.21 356.22 356.23 356.24 356.25 356.26 356.27 356.28 356.29 356.30 356.31 356.32 356.33 357.1 357.2 357.3 357.4 357.5 357.6 357.7 357.8 357.9 357.10 357.11 357.12 357.13 357.14 357.15 357.16 357.17 357.18 357.19 357.20 357.21 357.22 357.23 357.24 357.25 357.26 357.27 357.28 357.29 357.30 357.31 357.32 357.33 357.34 357.35 357.36 358.1 358.2 358.3 358.4 358.5 358.6 358.7 358.8 358.9 358.10 358.11 358.12 358.13 358.14 358.15 358.16 358.17 358.18 358.19 358.20 358.21 358.22 358.23 358.24 358.25 358.26 358.27 358.28 358.29 358.30 358.31 358.32 358.33 358.34 358.35 359.1 359.2 359.3 359.4 359.5 359.6 359.7 359.8 359.9 359.10 359.11 359.12 359.13 359.14 359.15 359.16 359.17 359.18 359.19 359.20 359.21 359.22 359.23 359.24 359.25 359.26 359.27 359.28 359.29 359.30 359.31 359.32 359.33 359.34 359.35 359.36 360.1 360.2 360.3 360.4 360.5 360.6 360.7 360.8 360.9 360.10 360.11 360.12 360.13 360.14 360.15 360.16 360.17 360.18 360.19 360.20 360.21 360.22 360.23 360.24 360.25 360.26 360.27 360.28 360.29 360.30 360.31 360.32
360.33 360.34 361.1 361.2 361.3 361.4 361.5 361.6 361.7 361.8 361.9 361.10 361.11 361.12 361.13 361.14 361.15 361.16 361.17 361.18 361.19 361.20 361.21 361.22 361.23 361.24 361.25 361.26 361.27 361.28 361.29 361.30 361.31 361.32 361.33 361.34
362.1 362.2 362.3 362.4 362.5 362.6 362.7 362.8 362.9 362.10 362.11 362.12 362.13 362.14 362.15 362.16 362.17 362.18 362.19 362.20 362.21 362.22 362.23 362.24 362.25 362.26 362.27 362.28 362.29 362.30 362.31 362.32 362.33 362.34 362.35 362.36 363.1 363.2 363.3
363.4 363.5 363.6 363.7 363.8 363.9 363.10 363.11 363.12 363.13 363.14 363.15 363.16 363.17 363.18 363.19 363.20 363.21 363.22 363.23 363.24 363.25 363.26 363.27 363.28 363.29 363.30 363.31 363.32 363.33 363.34 364.1 364.2 364.3
364.4 364.5 364.6 364.7 364.8 364.9 364.10 364.11 364.12 364.13 364.14 364.15 364.16 364.17 364.18 364.19 364.20 364.21 364.22
364.23 364.24 364.25 364.26 364.27 364.28 364.29 364.30 364.31 364.32 364.33 364.34 365.1 365.2 365.3 365.4 365.5 365.6 365.7 365.8 365.9 365.10 365.11 365.12 365.13 365.14 365.15 365.16 365.17 365.18 365.19 365.20 365.21 365.22 365.23 365.24 365.25 365.26 365.27 365.28 365.29 365.30 365.31 365.32 365.33 365.34 366.1 366.2 366.3 366.4 366.5 366.6 366.7 366.8 366.9 366.10 366.11 366.12 366.13 366.14
366.15 366.16 366.17 366.18 366.19 366.20 366.21 366.22 366.23 366.24 366.25 366.26 366.27 366.28 366.29 366.30 366.31 366.32 366.33 366.34 366.35 367.1 367.2 367.3 367.4 367.5 367.6 367.7 367.8 367.9 367.10 367.11 367.12 367.13 367.14 367.15 367.16 367.17 367.18 367.19 367.20 367.21 367.22 367.23 367.24 367.25 367.26 367.27 367.28 367.29 367.30 367.31 367.32 367.33
367.34 367.35 368.1 368.2 368.3 368.4 368.5 368.6 368.7 368.8 368.9 368.10 368.11 368.12
368.13 368.14 368.15 368.16 368.17 368.18 368.19 368.20 368.21 368.22 368.23 368.24 368.25 368.26 368.27 368.28 368.29 368.30 368.31 368.32 368.33 368.34 368.35 369.1 369.2 369.3 369.4 369.5
369.6
369.7 369.8 369.9 369.10 369.11 369.12 369.13 369.14 369.15 369.16 369.17 369.18 369.19 369.20 369.21 369.22 369.23 369.24 369.25
369.26
369.27 369.28 369.29 369.30 369.31 369.32 370.1 370.2 370.3 370.4 370.5 370.6 370.7 370.8 370.9 370.10 370.11 370.12 370.13 370.14 370.15 370.16 370.17 370.18 370.19 370.20 370.21 370.22 370.23 370.24 370.25 370.26 370.27 370.28 370.29 370.30 370.31 370.32 370.33 370.34 370.35 370.36 371.1 371.2 371.3 371.4 371.5 371.6 371.7 371.8 371.9 371.10 371.11 371.12 371.13 371.14 371.15 371.16 371.17 371.18 371.19 371.20 371.21 371.22 371.23
371.24
371.25 371.26 371.27 371.28 371.29 371.30 371.31 371.32 371.33 371.34 371.35 372.1 372.2 372.3 372.4 372.5 372.6 372.7 372.8 372.9 372.10 372.11 372.12
372.13
372.14 372.15 372.16 372.17 372.18 372.19 372.20 372.21 372.22 372.23 372.24 372.25 372.26 372.27 372.28 372.29 372.30 372.31 372.32 372.33 373.1 373.2 373.3 373.4 373.5 373.6 373.7 373.8 373.9 373.10 373.11 373.12 373.13 373.14 373.15 373.16 373.17 373.18 373.19 373.20 373.21 373.22 373.23 373.24 373.25 373.26 373.27 373.28 373.29 373.30 373.31 373.32 373.33 373.34 373.35 373.36 374.1 374.2 374.3 374.4 374.5 374.6 374.7 374.8 374.9 374.10 374.11 374.12 374.13
374.14
374.15 374.16 374.17 374.18 374.19 374.20 374.21 374.22 374.23 374.24 374.25 374.26 374.27 374.28 374.29 374.30 374.31 374.32 374.33 374.34 374.35 375.1 375.2 375.3 375.4 375.5 375.6 375.7 375.8 375.9 375.10 375.11 375.12 375.13 375.14 375.15 375.16 375.17 375.18 375.19 375.20 375.21 375.22 375.23 375.24 375.25 375.26 375.27 375.28 375.29 375.30 375.31 375.32 375.33 375.34 375.35 376.1 376.2 376.3 376.4 376.5 376.6 376.7 376.8 376.9 376.10 376.11 376.12 376.13 376.14 376.15 376.16 376.17 376.18 376.19 376.20 376.21 376.22 376.23 376.24 376.25 376.26 376.27 376.28 376.29 376.30 376.31 376.32 376.33 376.34 376.35 377.1 377.2 377.3 377.4 377.5 377.6 377.7 377.8 377.9 377.10 377.11 377.12 377.13 377.14 377.15
377.16
377.17 377.18 377.19 377.20 377.21 377.22 377.23 377.24 377.25 377.26 377.27 377.28 377.29 377.30 377.31 377.32 377.33 377.34 378.1 378.2 378.3 378.4 378.5 378.6 378.7 378.8 378.9 378.10 378.11 378.12 378.13
378.14 378.15 378.16 378.17 378.18 378.19 378.20 378.21 378.22 378.23 378.24 378.25 378.26 378.27 378.28 378.29 378.30 378.31 378.32 378.33 378.34 378.35 379.1 379.2 379.3 379.4 379.5 379.6 379.7 379.8 379.9 379.10 379.11 379.12 379.13 379.14 379.15 379.16 379.17 379.18 379.19 379.20 379.21 379.22 379.23 379.24 379.25 379.26 379.27 379.28 379.29 379.30 379.31 379.32 379.33 379.34 379.35 379.36 380.1 380.2 380.3 380.4 380.5 380.6 380.7 380.8 380.9 380.10 380.11 380.12 380.13 380.14 380.15 380.16 380.17 380.18 380.19 380.20 380.21 380.22 380.23 380.24 380.25 380.26 380.27 380.28 380.29 380.30 380.31 380.32 380.33 380.34 380.35 380.36 381.1 381.2 381.3 381.4 381.5 381.6 381.7 381.8 381.9 381.10 381.11 381.12 381.13 381.14 381.15 381.16 381.17 381.18 381.19 381.20 381.21 381.22 381.23 381.24 381.25 381.26 381.27 381.28 381.29 381.30 381.31 381.32 381.33 381.34 381.35 382.1 382.2 382.3 382.4 382.5 382.6 382.7 382.8 382.9 382.10 382.11 382.12 382.13 382.14 382.15 382.16 382.17 382.18 382.19 382.20 382.21 382.22 382.23 382.24 382.25 382.26 382.27 382.28 382.29 382.30 382.31 382.32 382.33 382.34 382.35 383.1 383.2 383.3 383.4 383.5 383.6 383.7 383.8 383.9 383.10 383.11 383.12 383.13 383.14 383.15 383.16 383.17 383.18 383.19 383.20 383.21 383.22 383.23 383.24 383.25 383.26 383.27 383.28 383.29 383.30 383.31 383.32 383.33 383.34 383.35 383.36 384.1 384.2 384.3 384.4 384.5 384.6 384.7 384.8 384.9 384.10 384.11 384.12 384.13
384.14 384.15 384.16 384.17 384.18 384.19 384.20 384.21 384.22 384.23 384.24 384.25 384.26 384.27 384.28 384.29 384.30 384.31 384.32 384.33 385.1 385.2 385.3 385.4 385.5 385.6 385.7 385.8
385.9 385.10 385.11 385.12 385.13 385.14 385.15 385.16
385.17 385.18 385.19 385.20 385.21 385.22 385.23 385.24 385.25 385.26 385.27 385.28 385.29 385.30 385.31 385.32 385.33 385.34 386.1 386.2 386.3 386.4 386.5 386.6 386.7 386.8 386.9 386.10 386.11 386.12 386.13 386.14 386.15 386.16 386.17 386.18 386.19 386.20 386.21 386.22 386.23 386.24 386.25 386.26 386.27 386.28 386.29 386.30 386.31 386.32 386.33
386.34 387.1 387.2 387.3 387.4 387.5 387.6 387.7 387.8 387.9 387.10 387.11 387.12 387.13 387.14 387.15 387.16 387.17 387.18 387.19 387.20 387.21 387.22 387.23 387.24 387.25 387.26 387.27
387.28 387.29 387.30 387.31
387.32 387.33 388.1 388.2 388.3 388.4 388.5 388.6 388.7 388.8 388.9 388.10 388.11 388.12 388.13 388.14 388.15 388.16 388.17 388.18 388.19 388.20 388.21
388.22 388.23
388.24 388.25 388.26 388.27 388.28 388.29 388.30 388.31
388.32 388.33 388.34 389.1 389.2 389.3 389.4 389.5 389.6 389.7 389.8 389.9 389.10 389.11 389.12 389.13
389.14
389.15 389.16
389.17 389.18 389.19 389.20 389.21 389.22 389.23 389.24 389.25 389.26 389.27 389.28 389.29 389.30 389.31 389.32 389.33 390.1 390.2 390.3 390.4 390.5 390.6 390.7 390.8 390.9 390.10 390.11 390.12 390.13 390.14 390.15 390.16 390.17 390.18 390.19 390.20 390.21 390.22 390.23 390.24 390.25 390.26 390.27 390.28 390.29 390.30 390.31 390.32 390.33 390.34 390.35 391.1 391.2 391.3 391.4 391.5 391.6 391.7 391.8 391.9 391.10 391.11 391.12 391.13 391.14 391.15 391.16 391.17 391.18 391.19 391.20 391.21 391.22 391.23 391.24 391.25 391.26 391.27 391.28 391.29 391.30 391.31 391.32 391.33 391.34 391.35 392.1 392.2 392.3 392.4 392.5 392.6 392.7 392.8 392.9 392.10 392.11 392.12 392.13 392.14 392.15 392.16 392.17 392.18 392.19 392.20 392.21 392.22 392.23 392.24 392.25 392.26 392.27 392.28 392.29 392.30 392.31 392.32 392.33 392.34 392.35 392.36 393.1 393.2 393.3 393.4 393.5 393.6 393.7 393.8 393.9 393.10 393.11
393.12
393.13 393.14 393.15 393.16 393.17 393.18 393.19 393.20 393.21
393.22
393.23 393.24 393.25 393.26 393.27
393.28
393.29 393.30 393.31 393.32 394.1 394.2 394.3 394.4 394.5 394.6 394.7 394.8
394.9
394.10 394.11 394.12 394.13 394.14 394.15 394.16 394.17 394.18 394.19 394.20 394.21 394.22
394.23 394.24 394.25 394.26 394.27 394.28 394.29 394.30 394.31
394.32 394.33 395.1 395.2 395.3 395.4 395.5 395.6 395.7 395.8 395.9 395.10 395.11 395.12 395.13 395.14 395.15 395.16 395.17 395.18 395.19 395.20 395.21 395.22 395.23 395.24 395.25 395.26 395.27 395.28 395.29 395.30 395.31 395.32 395.33 395.34 395.35 396.1 396.2 396.3 396.4 396.5 396.6 396.7 396.8 396.9 396.10 396.11 396.12 396.13 396.14 396.15 396.16 396.17 396.18 396.19 396.20 396.21 396.22 396.23 396.24 396.25 396.26 396.27 396.28 396.29 396.30 396.31 396.32 396.33 396.34 396.35 397.1 397.2 397.3 397.4 397.5 397.6 397.7 397.8 397.9 397.10 397.11 397.12 397.13 397.14 397.15 397.16 397.17 397.18 397.19 397.20 397.21 397.22
397.23
397.24 397.25 397.26 397.27 397.28 397.29 397.30
397.31 397.32 397.33 397.34 398.1 398.2
398.3 398.4 398.5 398.6 398.7 398.8 398.9 398.10 398.11 398.12 398.13 398.14 398.15 398.16
398.17 398.18 398.19 398.20 398.21 398.22
398.23
398.24 398.25 398.26 398.27 398.28 398.29 398.30 398.31 398.32 398.33 399.1 399.2 399.3 399.4 399.5 399.6 399.7 399.8 399.9 399.10 399.11 399.12 399.13 399.14 399.15 399.16 399.17 399.18 399.19 399.20 399.21 399.22 399.23 399.24 399.25 399.26 399.27 399.28 399.29 399.30 399.31 399.32 399.33 399.34 399.35 399.36 400.1 400.2 400.3 400.4 400.5 400.6 400.7 400.8 400.9 400.10 400.11 400.12 400.13 400.14 400.15 400.16 400.17 400.18 400.19 400.20 400.21 400.22 400.23 400.24 400.25 400.26 400.27 400.28 400.29 400.30 400.31 400.32 400.33 400.34 400.35 401.1 401.2 401.3 401.4 401.5 401.6
401.7 401.8 401.9 401.10 401.11 401.12 401.13 401.14 401.15 401.16 401.17 401.18 401.19 401.20 401.21 401.22 401.23 401.24 401.25 401.26 401.27 401.28 401.29 401.30 401.31 401.32 401.33 401.34 402.1 402.2 402.3 402.4 402.5 402.6 402.7 402.8 402.9 402.10 402.11 402.12 402.13 402.14 402.15 402.16 402.17
402.18 402.19 402.20 402.21 402.22 402.23 402.24 402.25 402.26 402.27 402.28 402.29 402.30 402.31 402.32 402.33 402.34 403.1 403.2 403.3 403.4 403.5 403.6 403.7 403.8 403.9 403.10 403.11 403.12 403.13 403.14 403.15 403.16 403.17 403.18 403.19 403.20 403.21 403.22 403.23 403.24 403.25 403.26 403.27
403.28 403.29 403.30 403.31 403.32 403.33 403.34 404.1 404.2 404.3 404.4 404.5 404.6 404.7 404.8 404.9 404.10 404.11 404.12 404.13 404.14 404.15 404.16 404.17 404.18 404.19 404.20
404.21 404.22 404.23 404.24
404.25 404.26
404.27 404.28 404.29 404.30 404.31 404.32 404.33 404.34 405.1 405.2 405.3 405.4 405.5 405.6 405.7 405.8 405.9 405.10 405.11 405.12 405.13 405.14 405.15 405.16 405.17 405.18 405.19 405.20 405.21 405.22 405.23 405.24 405.25 405.26 405.27 405.28 405.29 405.30 405.31 405.32 405.33 405.34
405.35 406.1 406.2 406.3 406.4 406.5 406.6
406.7 406.8 406.9 406.10 406.11 406.12 406.13 406.14 406.15 406.16 406.17 406.18 406.19 406.20 406.21 406.22 406.23 406.24 406.25 406.26 406.27 406.28 406.29 406.30 406.31 406.32 406.33 406.34 406.35 407.1 407.2 407.3 407.4 407.5 407.6 407.7 407.8 407.9 407.10 407.11 407.12 407.13 407.14 407.15 407.16 407.17 407.18 407.19 407.20 407.21 407.22 407.23 407.24 407.25 407.26 407.27 407.28 407.29 407.30 407.31 407.32 407.33 407.34 407.35 407.36 408.1 408.2 408.3 408.4 408.5 408.6 408.7 408.8 408.9 408.10 408.11 408.12 408.13 408.14 408.15 408.16
408.17 408.18 408.19 408.20 408.21 408.22 408.23 408.24 408.25
408.26 408.27 408.28 408.29 408.30 408.31 408.32 408.33 408.34
409.1 409.2 409.3 409.4 409.5 409.6 409.7 409.8 409.9 409.10 409.11 409.12 409.13 409.14 409.15
409.16 409.17 409.18 409.19 409.20 409.21 409.22 409.23 409.24 409.25 409.26 409.27 409.28 409.29
409.30
409.31 409.32 409.33 410.1 410.2 410.3 410.4 410.5 410.6 410.7 410.8
410.9 410.10
410.11 410.12 410.13 410.14 410.15 410.16 410.17 410.18 410.19 410.20 410.21 410.22 410.23 410.24 410.25 410.26 410.27 410.28 410.29 410.30 410.31 410.32 410.33 410.34 410.35 410.36 410.37 411.1 411.2 411.3 411.4 411.5 411.6 411.7 411.8 411.9 411.10 411.11 411.12 411.13 411.14 411.15 411.16 411.17 411.18 411.19 411.20 411.21 411.22 411.23 411.24 411.25 411.26 411.27 411.28 411.29 411.30 411.31 411.32 411.33 411.34 411.35 411.36 411.37 411.38 411.39 411.40 411.41 411.42 411.43 411.44 411.45 411.46 411.47 411.48 412.1 412.2 412.3 412.4 412.5 412.6 412.7 412.8 412.9 412.10 412.11 412.12 412.13 412.14 412.15 412.16 412.17 412.18 412.19 412.20 412.21 412.22 412.23 412.24 412.25 412.26 412.27 412.28 412.29 412.30 412.31 412.32 412.33 412.34 412.35 412.36 412.37 412.38 412.39 413.1 413.2 413.3 413.4 413.5 413.6 413.7 413.8 413.9 413.10 413.11 413.12 413.13 413.14 413.15 413.16 413.17 413.18 413.19 413.20 413.21 413.22 413.23 413.24 413.25 413.26 413.27 413.28 413.29 413.30 413.31 413.32 413.33 413.34 413.35 413.36 413.37 413.38 414.1 414.2 414.3 414.4 414.5 414.6 414.7 414.8 414.9 414.10 414.11 414.12 414.13 414.14 414.15 414.16 414.17 414.18 414.19 414.20 414.21 414.22
414.23 414.24 414.25 414.26 414.27
414.28
414.29 414.30 414.31 414.32 414.33 414.34 415.1 415.2 415.3 415.4 415.5 415.6 415.7 415.8 415.9 415.10 415.11 415.12 415.13 415.14 415.15 415.16 415.17 415.18 415.19 415.20 415.21 415.22 415.23 415.24 415.25 415.26 415.27 415.28 415.29 415.30 415.31 415.32 415.33 415.34 415.35 415.36 416.1 416.2 416.3 416.4 416.5 416.6 416.7 416.8 416.9 416.10 416.11 416.12 416.13 416.14 416.15 416.16 416.17 416.18 416.19 416.20 416.21 416.22 416.23 416.24 416.25 416.26
416.27 416.28
416.29 416.30 416.31 416.32 416.33 416.34 417.1 417.2 417.3 417.4 417.5 417.6 417.7 417.8 417.9 417.10 417.11 417.12 417.13 417.14 417.15 417.16 417.17 417.18 417.19 417.20 417.21 417.22 417.23 417.24 417.25 417.26 417.27 417.28 417.29 417.30 417.31 417.32 417.33 417.34 417.35 418.1 418.2 418.3 418.4 418.5 418.6 418.7 418.8 418.9 418.10 418.11 418.12 418.13 418.14 418.15 418.16 418.17 418.18 418.19 418.20 418.21 418.22 418.23 418.24 418.25 418.26 418.27 418.28 418.29 418.30 418.31 418.32 418.33 418.34 418.35 418.36 419.1 419.2 419.3 419.4 419.5 419.6 419.7 419.8 419.9 419.10 419.11 419.12 419.13 419.14 419.15 419.16 419.17 419.18 419.19 419.20 419.21 419.22 419.23 419.24 419.25 419.26 419.27 419.28 419.29 419.30 419.31 419.32 419.33 419.34 419.35 419.36 420.1 420.2 420.3 420.4 420.5 420.6 420.7 420.8 420.9 420.10 420.11 420.12 420.13 420.14 420.15 420.16 420.17 420.18 420.19 420.20 420.21 420.22 420.23 420.24 420.25 420.26 420.27 420.28 420.29 420.30 420.31 420.32 420.33 420.34 420.35 420.36 421.1 421.2 421.3 421.4 421.5 421.6 421.7 421.8 421.9 421.10 421.11 421.12 421.13 421.14 421.15 421.16 421.17 421.18 421.19 421.20 421.21 421.22 421.23 421.24 421.25 421.26 421.27 421.28 421.29 421.30 421.31 421.32 421.33 421.34 421.35 421.36 422.1 422.2 422.3 422.4 422.5 422.6 422.7 422.8 422.9 422.10 422.11 422.12 422.13 422.14 422.15 422.16 422.17 422.18 422.19 422.20 422.21 422.22 422.23 422.24 422.25 422.26 422.27 422.28 422.29 422.30 422.31 422.32 422.33 422.34 422.35 422.36 423.1 423.2 423.3 423.4 423.5 423.6 423.7 423.8 423.9 423.10 423.11 423.12 423.13 423.14 423.15 423.16 423.17 423.18 423.19 423.20 423.21 423.22 423.23 423.24 423.25 423.26 423.27 423.28 423.29 423.30 423.31 423.32 423.33 423.34 423.35 423.36 424.1 424.2 424.3 424.4 424.5 424.6 424.7 424.8 424.9 424.10 424.11 424.12 424.13 424.14 424.15 424.16 424.17 424.18 424.19 424.20 424.21 424.22 424.23 424.24 424.25 424.26 424.27 424.28 424.29 424.30 424.31 424.32 424.33 424.34 424.35 424.36 425.1 425.2 425.3 425.4 425.5 425.6 425.7 425.8 425.9 425.10 425.11 425.12 425.13 425.14 425.15 425.16 425.17 425.18 425.19 425.20 425.21 425.22 425.23 425.24 425.25 425.26 425.27 425.28 425.29 425.30 425.31 425.32 425.33 425.34 425.35 426.1 426.2 426.3 426.4 426.5 426.6 426.7 426.8 426.9 426.10 426.11 426.12 426.13 426.14 426.15 426.16 426.17 426.18 426.19 426.20 426.21 426.22 426.23 426.24 426.25 426.26 426.27 426.28 426.29 426.30 426.31 426.32 426.33 426.34 426.35 426.36 427.1 427.2 427.3 427.4 427.5 427.6 427.7 427.8 427.9 427.10 427.11 427.12 427.13 427.14 427.15 427.16 427.17 427.18 427.19 427.20 427.21 427.22 427.23 427.24 427.25 427.26 427.27 427.28 427.29 427.30 427.31 427.32 427.33 427.34 427.35 427.36 428.1 428.2 428.3 428.4 428.5 428.6 428.7 428.8 428.9 428.10 428.11 428.12 428.13 428.14 428.15 428.16 428.17 428.18 428.19 428.20 428.21 428.22 428.23 428.24 428.25 428.26 428.27 428.28 428.29 428.30 428.31 428.32 428.33 428.34 428.35 429.1 429.2 429.3 429.4 429.5 429.6 429.7 429.8 429.9 429.10 429.11 429.12 429.13 429.14 429.15 429.16 429.17 429.18 429.19 429.20 429.21 429.22 429.23 429.24 429.25 429.26 429.27 429.28 429.29 429.30 429.31 429.32 429.33 429.34 429.35 429.36 430.1 430.2 430.3 430.4 430.5 430.6 430.7 430.8 430.9 430.10 430.11 430.12 430.13 430.14 430.15 430.16 430.17 430.18 430.19 430.20 430.21 430.22 430.23 430.24 430.25 430.26 430.27 430.28 430.29 430.30 430.31 430.32 430.33 430.34 430.35 431.1 431.2 431.3 431.4 431.5 431.6 431.7 431.8 431.9 431.10 431.11 431.12 431.13 431.14 431.15 431.16 431.17 431.18 431.19 431.20 431.21 431.22 431.23 431.24 431.25 431.26 431.27 431.28 431.29 431.30 431.31 431.32 431.33 431.34 431.35 431.36 432.1 432.2 432.3 432.4 432.5 432.6 432.7 432.8 432.9 432.10 432.11 432.12 432.13 432.14 432.15 432.16 432.17 432.18 432.19 432.20 432.21 432.22 432.23 432.24 432.25 432.26 432.27 432.28 432.29 432.30 432.31 432.32 432.33 432.34 432.35 432.36 433.1 433.2 433.3 433.4 433.5 433.6 433.7 433.8 433.9 433.10 433.11 433.12 433.13 433.14 433.15 433.16 433.17 433.18 433.19 433.20 433.21
433.22 433.23 433.24
433.25 433.26 433.27 433.28 433.29 433.30 433.31 433.32 433.33 433.34 434.1 434.2 434.3 434.4 434.5
434.6
434.7 434.8 434.9 434.10 434.11 434.12 434.13 434.14 434.15 434.16 434.17 434.18 434.19 434.20 434.21 434.22 434.23 434.24 434.25 434.26 434.27 434.28 434.29 434.30
434.31 434.32 435.1 435.2 435.3 435.4 435.5 435.6 435.7 435.8 435.9 435.10 435.11 435.12 435.13 435.14 435.15 435.16 435.17 435.18 435.19 435.20 435.21 435.22 435.23 435.24 435.25 435.26 435.27 435.28
435.29
435.30 435.31 435.32 435.33 435.34 435.35 436.1 436.2 436.3 436.4 436.5 436.6 436.7 436.8 436.9 436.10 436.11 436.12 436.13 436.14 436.15 436.16 436.17 436.18 436.19 436.20 436.21 436.22 436.23 436.24 436.25 436.26 436.27 436.28 436.29 436.30 436.31 436.32 436.33 436.34 436.35 437.1 437.2 437.3 437.4 437.5 437.6 437.7 437.8 437.9 437.10 437.11 437.12 437.13 437.14 437.15 437.16 437.17 437.18 437.19 437.20 437.21
437.22 437.23 437.24 437.25 437.26 437.27 437.28 437.29 437.30 437.31 437.32 437.33 437.34 438.1 438.2 438.3 438.4 438.5 438.6 438.7 438.8 438.9 438.10 438.11 438.12 438.13 438.14 438.15 438.16 438.17 438.18 438.19 438.20 438.21 438.22 438.23 438.24 438.25 438.26 438.27 438.28 438.29 438.30 438.31 438.32 438.33 438.34 438.35 438.36 439.1 439.2 439.3 439.4 439.5 439.6 439.7 439.8 439.9 439.10 439.11 439.12 439.13 439.14 439.15 439.16 439.17 439.18 439.19 439.20 439.21 439.22 439.23 439.24 439.25 439.26 439.27 439.28 439.29 439.30 439.31 439.32 439.33 439.34 439.35 439.36 440.1 440.2 440.3 440.4 440.5 440.6 440.7 440.8 440.9 440.10 440.11 440.12 440.13 440.14 440.15 440.16 440.17 440.18 440.19 440.20 440.21 440.22 440.23 440.24 440.25 440.26 440.27 440.28 440.29 440.30 440.31 440.32 440.33 440.34 440.35 441.1 441.2 441.3 441.4 441.5 441.6 441.7 441.8 441.9 441.10 441.11 441.12 441.13
441.14 441.15 441.16 441.17 441.18 441.19 441.20 441.21 441.22 441.23 441.24 441.25 441.26 441.27 441.28 441.29 441.30 441.31 441.32 441.33 441.34 442.1 442.2 442.3 442.4 442.5 442.6 442.7 442.8 442.9 442.10 442.11 442.12 442.13 442.14 442.15 442.16 442.17 442.18 442.19 442.20 442.21 442.22 442.23 442.24 442.25 442.26 442.27 442.28 442.29 442.30 442.31 442.32 442.33 442.34 442.35 442.36 443.1 443.2 443.3 443.4 443.5 443.6 443.7 443.8 443.9 443.10 443.11 443.12 443.13 443.14 443.15 443.16 443.17 443.18 443.19 443.20 443.21 443.22 443.23 443.24 443.25 443.26 443.27 443.28 443.29
443.30 443.31 443.32 443.33 443.34 443.35
444.1 444.2 444.3 444.4 444.5 444.6 444.7 444.8 444.9 444.10 444.11 444.12 444.13 444.14 444.15 444.16 444.17 444.18 444.19 444.20 444.21 444.22 444.23 444.24 444.25 444.26 444.27 444.28 444.29 444.30 444.31 444.32 444.33 444.34 444.35 444.36 445.1 445.2 445.3 445.4 445.5 445.6 445.7 445.8 445.9 445.10 445.11 445.12 445.13 445.14 445.15 445.16 445.17 445.18 445.19 445.20 445.21 445.22 445.23 445.24 445.25 445.26 445.27 445.28 445.29 445.30 445.31 445.32 445.33 445.34 446.1 446.2 446.3
446.4 446.5 446.6 446.7 446.8 446.9 446.10 446.11 446.12 446.13 446.14 446.15
446.16 446.17 446.18 446.19 446.20 446.21 446.22 446.23 446.24 446.25 446.26 446.27 446.28 446.29 446.30 446.31 446.32 447.1 447.2 447.3 447.4 447.5 447.6 447.7 447.8 447.9 447.10 447.11 447.12 447.13 447.14 447.15 447.16 447.17 447.18 447.19 447.20 447.21 447.22 447.23 447.24 447.25 447.26 447.27 447.28 447.29 447.30 447.31 447.32 447.33 447.34 447.35 448.1 448.2 448.3 448.4 448.5 448.6 448.7 448.8 448.9 448.10 448.11 448.12 448.13 448.14 448.15 448.16 448.17 448.18 448.19 448.20 448.21 448.22 448.23 448.24 448.25 448.26 448.27 448.28 448.29 448.30 448.31 448.32 448.33
448.34
448.35 449.1 449.2 449.3 449.4
449.5 449.6 449.7
449.8 449.9
449.10 449.11 449.12 449.13 449.14 449.15 449.16 449.17 449.18 449.19 449.20 449.21 449.22 449.23 449.24 449.25
449.26 449.27 449.28 449.29 449.30 449.31 449.32 450.1 450.2 450.3 450.4 450.5 450.6 450.7 450.8 450.9 450.10 450.11 450.12 450.13 450.14 450.15 450.16 450.17 450.18 450.19 450.20 450.21 450.22 450.23 450.24 450.25 450.26 450.27 450.28 450.29 450.30 450.31 450.32 450.33 450.34 450.35 451.1 451.2 451.3 451.4 451.5 451.6 451.7 451.8
451.9 451.10 451.11 451.12 451.13 451.14 451.15 451.16 451.17 451.18 451.19 451.20 451.21 451.22 451.23 451.24 451.25 451.26 451.27 451.28 451.29 451.30 451.31 451.32 451.33 451.34 452.1 452.2 452.3 452.4 452.5 452.6 452.7 452.8
452.9 452.10 452.11
452.12 452.13 452.14 452.15
452.16 452.17 452.18 452.19 452.20 452.21 452.22 452.23 452.24 452.25 452.26 452.27 452.28
452.29 452.30 452.31 452.32
453.1 453.2 453.3 453.4
453.5 453.6 453.7 453.8
453.9 453.10 453.11 453.12 453.13 453.14 453.15 453.16 453.17 453.18
453.19 453.20 453.21
453.22 453.23 453.24 453.25
453.26 453.27 453.28 453.29 453.30 453.31 454.1 454.2 454.3
454.4 454.5 454.6 454.7 454.8 454.9 454.10 454.11 454.12 454.13 454.14 454.15 454.16 454.17 454.18 454.19 454.20 454.21 454.22 454.23 454.24 454.25 454.26 454.27 454.28 454.29 454.30 454.31 454.32 454.33 454.34 454.35 455.1 455.2 455.3 455.4 455.5 455.6 455.7 455.8 455.9 455.10 455.11 455.12 455.13
455.14 455.15 455.16 455.17 455.18 455.19 455.20 455.21 455.22 455.23 455.24 455.25 455.26 455.27 455.28 455.29 455.30 455.31 455.32 455.33 455.34 455.35 456.1 456.2 456.3 456.4
456.5 456.6 456.7 456.8 456.9 456.10 456.11 456.12 456.13 456.14 456.15 456.16 456.17 456.18 456.19 456.20 456.21 456.22 456.23 456.24 456.25
456.26 456.27 456.28 456.29 456.30 456.31 456.32 456.33 456.34 457.1 457.2 457.3 457.4 457.5 457.6 457.7 457.8 457.9 457.10 457.11 457.12 457.13 457.14 457.15 457.16 457.17 457.18 457.19 457.20 457.21 457.22 457.23 457.24 457.25 457.26 457.27 457.28 457.29 457.30 457.31 457.32 457.33 457.34 457.35 458.1 458.2 458.3 458.4 458.5 458.6
458.7 458.8 458.9 458.10 458.11 458.12 458.13 458.14 458.15 458.16 458.17 458.18 458.19 458.20 458.21 458.22 458.23 458.24 458.25 458.26 458.27 458.28 458.29 458.30 458.31 458.32 458.33 458.34 459.1 459.2 459.3 459.4 459.5 459.6 459.7 459.8 459.9 459.10 459.11 459.12 459.13 459.14 459.15 459.16 459.17 459.18 459.19 459.20 459.21 459.22 459.23 459.24 459.25 459.26
459.27 459.28 459.29 459.30 459.31 459.32 459.33 459.34 460.1 460.2 460.3 460.4
460.5 460.6 460.7 460.8 460.9 460.10
460.11 460.12 460.13 460.14 460.15 460.16 460.17 460.18 460.19 460.20 460.21 460.22 460.23 460.24 460.25 460.26 460.27 460.28
460.29 460.30 460.31 460.32 460.33 461.1 461.2
461.3 461.4 461.5 461.6 461.7 461.8 461.9 461.10 461.11 461.12 461.13 461.14 461.15 461.16 461.17 461.18 461.19 461.20 461.21 461.22 461.23 461.24 461.25 461.26 461.27 461.28 461.29 461.30 461.31 461.32 461.33 461.34 461.35 462.1 462.2 462.3 462.4 462.5 462.6 462.7 462.8 462.9 462.10 462.11 462.12 462.13 462.14 462.15 462.16 462.17 462.18 462.19 462.20 462.21 462.22 462.23 462.24 462.25 462.26 462.27 462.28 462.29 462.30 462.31 462.32 462.33 462.34 462.35 463.1 463.2 463.3 463.4 463.5 463.6 463.7 463.8 463.9 463.10 463.11 463.12 463.13
463.14 463.15 463.16 463.17 463.18 463.19 463.20 463.21 463.22 463.23 463.24 463.25 463.26 463.27 463.28 463.29 463.30 463.31 463.32 463.33 463.34 463.35 464.1 464.2 464.3 464.4
464.5
464.6 464.7 464.8 464.9 464.10 464.11 464.12 464.13 464.14 464.15 464.16 464.17 464.18 464.19 464.20 464.21 464.22 464.23 464.24 464.25 464.26 464.27 464.28 464.29 464.30 464.31 464.32 464.33
464.34 465.1 465.2 465.3 465.4 465.5 465.6 465.7 465.8 465.9 465.10 465.11 465.12 465.13 465.14 465.15 465.16 465.17 465.18 465.19 465.20 465.21 465.22 465.23 465.24 465.25 465.26 465.27 465.28
465.29 465.30 465.31 465.32 465.33 465.34 465.35 466.1 466.2
466.3
466.4 466.5 466.6 466.7 466.8 466.9 466.10 466.11 466.12 466.13 466.14 466.15 466.16 466.17 466.18 466.19 466.20 466.21 466.22 466.23 466.24 466.25 466.26 466.27 466.28 466.29 466.30 466.31 466.32 466.33 466.34 466.35 467.1 467.2 467.3 467.4 467.5 467.6
467.7
467.8 467.9 467.10 467.11 467.12 467.13 467.14 467.15 467.16
467.17
467.18 467.19 467.20 467.21 467.22 467.23 467.24 467.25 467.26 467.27 467.28 467.29 467.30 467.31 467.32 467.33 468.1 468.2 468.3 468.4 468.5 468.6 468.7 468.8 468.9 468.10 468.11 468.12 468.13
468.14
468.15 468.16 468.17 468.18 468.19 468.20 468.21 468.22 468.23 468.24 468.25 468.26 468.27 468.28 468.29 468.30 468.31 468.32 468.33 468.34 469.1 469.2 469.3 469.4 469.5 469.6 469.7 469.8 469.9 469.10 469.11 469.12 469.13 469.14 469.15 469.16 469.17 469.18 469.19 469.20 469.21 469.22 469.23
469.24
469.25 469.26 469.27 469.28 469.29 469.30 469.31 469.32 469.33 469.34 469.35 470.1 470.2 470.3 470.4
470.5 470.6 470.7 470.8 470.9 470.10 470.11 470.12
470.13 470.14 470.15 470.16 470.17 470.18 470.19 470.20 470.21 470.22 470.23 470.24 470.25 470.26 470.27 470.28 470.29 470.30 470.31 470.32 470.33 470.34 471.1 471.2 471.3 471.4 471.5 471.6 471.7 471.8 471.9 471.10 471.11 471.12 471.13 471.14 471.15 471.16 471.17 471.18 471.19 471.20 471.21 471.22 471.23 471.24 471.25 471.26 471.27 471.28 471.29 471.30 471.31 471.32 471.33 471.34 471.35 472.1 472.2 472.3 472.4 472.5 472.6 472.7 472.8 472.9 472.10 472.11 472.12 472.13 472.14 472.15 472.16 472.17 472.18 472.19 472.20 472.21 472.22 472.23 472.24 472.25 472.26 472.27 472.28 472.29 472.30 472.31 472.32 472.33 472.34 472.35 472.36 473.1 473.2 473.3 473.4 473.5 473.6 473.7 473.8 473.9 473.10 473.11 473.12 473.13 473.14 473.15 473.16 473.17 473.18 473.19 473.20 473.21 473.22 473.23 473.24 473.25 473.26 473.27 473.28 473.29 473.30 473.31 473.32 473.33 473.34 473.35 473.36 474.1 474.2 474.3 474.4 474.5 474.6 474.7
474.8 474.9 474.10 474.11 474.12 474.13 474.14 474.15 474.16 474.17 474.18 474.19 474.20 474.21 474.22 474.23 474.24 474.25
474.26 474.27 474.28 474.29 474.30 474.31 474.32 474.33 475.1 475.2 475.3 475.4 475.5 475.6 475.7 475.8 475.9 475.10 475.11
475.12 475.13 475.14 475.15 475.16 475.17 475.18 475.19 475.20 475.21 475.22 475.23 475.24 475.25 475.26 475.27 475.28 475.29 475.30 475.31 475.32 475.33 475.34 475.35 476.1 476.2 476.3 476.4 476.5 476.6 476.7 476.8 476.9 476.10 476.11 476.12 476.13 476.14 476.15 476.16 476.17 476.18 476.19 476.20 476.21 476.22 476.23 476.24 476.25 476.26 476.27 476.28 476.29 476.30 476.31 476.32 476.33 476.34 476.35 476.36 477.1 477.2 477.3 477.4 477.5 477.6 477.7 477.8 477.9 477.10 477.11 477.12 477.13 477.14 477.15 477.16 477.17 477.18 477.19 477.20 477.21 477.22 477.23 477.24 477.25 477.26 477.27 477.28
477.29 477.30 477.31 477.32 477.33 477.34 477.35 478.1 478.2 478.3 478.4 478.5 478.6 478.7 478.8 478.9 478.10 478.11 478.12 478.13 478.14 478.15 478.16 478.17 478.18 478.19 478.20 478.21 478.22 478.23 478.24 478.25 478.26 478.27 478.28 478.29 478.30 478.31 478.32 478.33 478.34 478.35
479.1 479.2 479.3
479.4 479.5 479.6 479.7 479.8 479.9 479.10 479.11 479.12 479.13 479.14 479.15 479.16 479.17 479.18 479.19 479.20 479.21 479.22 479.23 479.24 479.25 479.26 479.27 479.28
479.29 479.30 479.31 479.32 479.33 479.34 480.1 480.2 480.3 480.4 480.5 480.6 480.7 480.8 480.9
480.10 480.11 480.12 480.13 480.14 480.15 480.16 480.17 480.18 480.19 480.20 480.21 480.22 480.23 480.24 480.25 480.26 480.27 480.28 480.29 480.30 480.31 480.32
480.33 480.34 480.35
481.1 481.2 481.3 481.4 481.5 481.6 481.7 481.8 481.9 481.10 481.11 481.12 481.13 481.14 481.15 481.16 481.17 481.18 481.19 481.20 481.21 481.22 481.23 481.24 481.25 481.26 481.27 481.28 481.29 481.30 481.31 481.32 481.33 481.34 481.35 481.36 482.1 482.2 482.3 482.4 482.5 482.6
482.7 482.8 482.9
482.10 482.11 482.12 482.13 482.14 482.15 482.16 482.17 482.18 482.19 482.20 482.21 482.22 482.23 482.24 482.25 482.26 482.27 482.28 482.29 482.30 482.31 482.32 482.33 482.34 482.35 483.1 483.2 483.3 483.4 483.5 483.6 483.7 483.8 483.9 483.10 483.11 483.12 483.13 483.14 483.15 483.16 483.17 483.18 483.19 483.20 483.21 483.22 483.23 483.24 483.25 483.26 483.27
483.28 483.29 483.30 483.31 483.32 483.33 483.34 483.35 484.1 484.2 484.3 484.4 484.5 484.6 484.7 484.8 484.9 484.10 484.11 484.12 484.13 484.14 484.15 484.16 484.17 484.18 484.19 484.20 484.21 484.22 484.23 484.24 484.25 484.26 484.27 484.28 484.29 484.30 484.31 484.32 484.33 484.34 484.35 484.36 485.1 485.2 485.3 485.4 485.5 485.6 485.7 485.8 485.9 485.10 485.11 485.12 485.13 485.14 485.15 485.16 485.17 485.18 485.19 485.20 485.21 485.22 485.23 485.24 485.25
485.26 485.27
485.28 485.29 485.30 485.31 485.32 485.33 486.1 486.2 486.3 486.4 486.5 486.6 486.7 486.8 486.9 486.10 486.11 486.12 486.13 486.14 486.15 486.16 486.17 486.18 486.19 486.20 486.21 486.22 486.23 486.24
486.25 486.26
486.27 486.28 486.29 486.30 486.31 486.32 486.33 487.1 487.2 487.3 487.4 487.5 487.6 487.7 487.8 487.9 487.10 487.11 487.12 487.13 487.14 487.15 487.16 487.17
487.18 487.19 487.20 487.21 487.22 487.23 487.24 487.25 487.26 487.27 487.28 487.29 487.30 487.31 487.32 487.33 487.34 487.35 488.1 488.2 488.3 488.4 488.5 488.6 488.7 488.8 488.9 488.10 488.11 488.12 488.13 488.14 488.15 488.16 488.17 488.18 488.19 488.20 488.21 488.22 488.23 488.24 488.25 488.26 488.27 488.28 488.29 488.30 488.31 488.32 488.33 488.34 488.35 488.36 489.1 489.2 489.3 489.4 489.5 489.6 489.7 489.8 489.9 489.10 489.11 489.12 489.13 489.14 489.15 489.16 489.17 489.18 489.19 489.20 489.21 489.22 489.23 489.24 489.25 489.26 489.27 489.28 489.29
489.30 489.31 489.32 489.33 489.34 489.35 490.1 490.2 490.3 490.4 490.5 490.6 490.7 490.8 490.9 490.10 490.11 490.12 490.13 490.14 490.15 490.16 490.17 490.18 490.19 490.20 490.21 490.22 490.23 490.24 490.25 490.26 490.27 490.28 490.29 490.30 490.31 490.32 490.33 490.34 490.35 491.1 491.2 491.3 491.4 491.5 491.6 491.7 491.8 491.9 491.10 491.11 491.12 491.13 491.14 491.15 491.16 491.17 491.18 491.19 491.20 491.21 491.22 491.23 491.24 491.25 491.26 491.27 491.28 491.29 491.30 491.31
491.32 491.33 491.34 491.35 492.1 492.2 492.3 492.4 492.5 492.6 492.7 492.8 492.9 492.10 492.11 492.12 492.13 492.14 492.15 492.16 492.17 492.18 492.19 492.20 492.21 492.22 492.23 492.24 492.25 492.26 492.27 492.28 492.29 492.30 492.31 492.32 492.33 492.34 492.35 492.36 493.1 493.2 493.3 493.4 493.5 493.6 493.7 493.8 493.9 493.10 493.11 493.12 493.13 493.14 493.15 493.16 493.17 493.18 493.19 493.20 493.21
493.22 493.23 493.24 493.25 493.26 493.27 493.28 493.29 493.30 493.31 493.32 493.33 493.34 493.35 494.1 494.2 494.3 494.4 494.5 494.6 494.7 494.8 494.9 494.10 494.11 494.12 494.13 494.14 494.15 494.16 494.17 494.18 494.19 494.20 494.21 494.22
494.23 494.24 494.25 494.26 494.27 494.28 494.29 494.30 494.31 494.32 494.33 494.34 494.35
495.1 495.2 495.3 495.4 495.5 495.6 495.7 495.8 495.9 495.10 495.11 495.12 495.13 495.14 495.15 495.16 495.17 495.18 495.19 495.20 495.21 495.22 495.23 495.24 495.25 495.26 495.27 495.28 495.29 495.30 495.31 495.32 495.33 495.34 495.35 495.36 496.1 496.2 496.3 496.4 496.5 496.6 496.7 496.8 496.9 496.10 496.11 496.12 496.13 496.14 496.15 496.16 496.17 496.18 496.19 496.20 496.21 496.22 496.23 496.24 496.25 496.26 496.27 496.28 496.29 496.30 496.31 496.32 496.33 496.34 496.35 497.1 497.2 497.3 497.4 497.5 497.6
497.7 497.8 497.9 497.10
497.11
497.12 497.13 497.14 497.15 497.16 497.17
497.18
497.19 497.20 497.21 497.22 497.23 497.24 497.25 497.26 497.27 497.28 497.29 497.30 497.31 497.32 498.1 498.2 498.3 498.4 498.5 498.6 498.7 498.8 498.9 498.10 498.11 498.12 498.13 498.14 498.15 498.16 498.17 498.18 498.19 498.20 498.21 498.22 498.23 498.24 498.25 498.26 498.27 498.28 498.29 498.30 498.31
498.32 498.33 498.34
498.35 499.1 499.2 499.3 499.4 499.5 499.6 499.7 499.8
499.9 499.10 499.11
499.12 499.13 499.14 499.15 499.16 499.17 499.18 499.19 499.20 499.21 499.22 499.23 499.24
499.25
499.26 499.27 499.28 499.29 499.30 499.31 499.32 500.1 500.2 500.3 500.4 500.5 500.6 500.7 500.8 500.9 500.10
500.11
500.12 500.13 500.14 500.15 500.16
500.17 500.18 500.19
500.20 500.21 500.22 500.23 500.24
500.25
500.26 500.27 500.28 500.29 500.30 500.31 500.32 501.1 501.2 501.3 501.4 501.5 501.6 501.7
501.8
501.9 501.10 501.11 501.12 501.13 501.14 501.15 501.16 501.17 501.18 501.19 501.20 501.21 501.22 501.23 501.24 501.25 501.26 501.27 501.28 501.29 501.30 501.31 501.32 501.33 501.34
502.1
502.2 502.3 502.4 502.5 502.6 502.7 502.8 502.9 502.10 502.11
502.12
502.13 502.14 502.15 502.16 502.17 502.18 502.19 502.20 502.21 502.22 502.23 502.24 502.25 502.26 502.27
502.28 502.29 502.30 502.31 502.32 502.33 503.1 503.2 503.3 503.4 503.5 503.6 503.7 503.8 503.9 503.10 503.11 503.12 503.13 503.14 503.15 503.16 503.17 503.18 503.19 503.20 503.21 503.22 503.23 503.24 503.25 503.26 503.27 503.28 503.29
503.30
503.31 503.32 503.33 503.34 503.35 504.1 504.2 504.3 504.4 504.5 504.6 504.7 504.8 504.9 504.10 504.11 504.12 504.13 504.14 504.15 504.16 504.17 504.18 504.19 504.20 504.21 504.22 504.23 504.24 504.25 504.26 504.27 504.28 504.29 504.30 504.31 504.32 504.33 504.34
504.35 504.36 504.37
505.1 505.2 505.3 505.4 505.5 505.6 505.7 505.8 505.9 505.10 505.11 505.12 505.13 505.14 505.15 505.16 505.17 505.18 505.19 505.20 505.21 505.22 505.23 505.24 505.25 505.26 505.27 505.28 505.29 505.30 505.31 505.32 505.33 505.34 505.35 505.36 506.1 506.2 506.3 506.4 506.5 506.6 506.7 506.8 506.9 506.10 506.11 506.12 506.13 506.14 506.15 506.16 506.17 506.18 506.19 506.20 506.21 506.22 506.23 506.24 506.25 506.26 506.27 506.28 506.29 506.30 506.31 506.32 506.33 506.34 506.35 506.36 507.1 507.2 507.3 507.4 507.5 507.6 507.7 507.8 507.9 507.10 507.11 507.12 507.13 507.14 507.15 507.16 507.17 507.18 507.19 507.20 507.21 507.22 507.23 507.24 507.25 507.26 507.27 507.28 507.29 507.30 507.31 507.32 507.33 507.34 507.35 507.36 508.1 508.2 508.3 508.4 508.5 508.6 508.7 508.8 508.9 508.10 508.11 508.12 508.13
508.14
508.15 508.16 508.17 508.18 508.19
508.20 508.21 508.22 508.23 508.24 508.25 508.26 508.27 508.28 508.29 508.30 508.31 508.32 508.33 508.34 509.1 509.2 509.3
509.4 509.5 509.6 509.7
509.8 509.9
509.10 509.11
509.12 509.13 509.14 509.15 509.16 509.17
509.18
509.19 509.20 509.21 509.22
509.23 509.24 509.25 509.26 509.27 509.28 509.29 509.30 509.31 510.1 510.2 510.3 510.4 510.5 510.6 510.7 510.8 510.9 510.10 510.11 510.12 510.13 510.14 510.15 510.16 510.17 510.18 510.19 510.20 510.21 510.22 510.23 510.24 510.25 510.26 510.27 510.28 510.29 510.30 510.31 510.32 510.33 510.34 510.35 510.36 511.1 511.2 511.3
511.4 511.5 511.6 511.7 511.8 511.9 511.10 511.11 511.12 511.13 511.14 511.15 511.16 511.17 511.18 511.19 511.20 511.21 511.22 511.23 511.24 511.25 511.26 511.27 511.28 511.29 511.30 511.31 511.32 511.33 511.34 511.35 512.1 512.2 512.3 512.4 512.5 512.6 512.7
512.8 512.9 512.10 512.11 512.12 512.13 512.14 512.15 512.16 512.17 512.18 512.19 512.20 512.21 512.22 512.23 512.24 512.25 512.26 512.27 512.28 512.29 512.30 512.31 512.32 512.33 512.34 512.35 513.1 513.2 513.3 513.4 513.5 513.6 513.7 513.8 513.9 513.10 513.11 513.12 513.13 513.14 513.15 513.16 513.17 513.18 513.19 513.20 513.21 513.22 513.23 513.24 513.25 513.26 513.27 513.28 513.29 513.30 513.31 513.32 513.33 513.34 514.1 514.2 514.3 514.4 514.5 514.6 514.7 514.8 514.9 514.10 514.11 514.12 514.13 514.14 514.15 514.16 514.17 514.18 514.19 514.20 514.21 514.22 514.23 514.24 514.25 514.26 514.27 514.28 514.29 514.30 514.31 514.32 514.33 514.34 514.35 514.36 515.1 515.2 515.3 515.4 515.5 515.6 515.7 515.8 515.9 515.10 515.11 515.12 515.13 515.14 515.15 515.16 515.17 515.18 515.19 515.20 515.21 515.22 515.23 515.24 515.25 515.26 515.27 515.28 515.29 515.30 515.31 515.32 515.33 515.34 515.35 516.1 516.2 516.3 516.4 516.5 516.6 516.7 516.8 516.9 516.10 516.11 516.12 516.13
516.14 516.15 516.16 516.17 516.18 516.19 516.20 516.21 516.22 516.23 516.24 516.25 516.26 516.27 516.28 516.29 516.30 516.31 516.32 516.33 516.34 516.35 517.1 517.2 517.3 517.4 517.5 517.6 517.7 517.8 517.9 517.10 517.11 517.12 517.13 517.14 517.15 517.16 517.17 517.18 517.19 517.20 517.21 517.22 517.23 517.24 517.25 517.26 517.27 517.28 517.29 517.30 517.31 517.32 517.33 517.34 517.35 517.36 518.1 518.2 518.3 518.4 518.5 518.6 518.7 518.8 518.9 518.10
518.11 518.12 518.13 518.14 518.15 518.16 518.17 518.18 518.19 518.20 518.21 518.22 518.23 518.24 518.25 518.26 518.27 518.28 518.29 518.30 518.31 518.32 518.33 518.34 518.35 519.1 519.2 519.3 519.4 519.5 519.6 519.7 519.8 519.9 519.10
519.11 519.12 519.13 519.14 519.15 519.16 519.17 519.18 519.19 519.20 519.21 519.22 519.23 519.24 519.25 519.26 519.27 519.28 519.29 519.30 519.31 519.32 519.33 519.34 519.35 520.1 520.2 520.3 520.4 520.5 520.6 520.7 520.8 520.9 520.10 520.11 520.12 520.13 520.14 520.15 520.16 520.17 520.18 520.19
520.20 520.21 520.22 520.23 520.24 520.25 520.26 520.27 520.28 520.29 520.30 520.31 520.32 520.33 520.34 521.1 521.2 521.3 521.4 521.5 521.6 521.7 521.8 521.9 521.10 521.11 521.12 521.13 521.14 521.15 521.16 521.17 521.18 521.19 521.20 521.21 521.22 521.23
521.24 521.25 521.26 521.27 521.28 521.29 521.30 521.31 521.32 521.33 521.34 522.1 522.2 522.3 522.4 522.5 522.6 522.7 522.8 522.9 522.10
522.11 522.12 522.13 522.14 522.15 522.16 522.17 522.18 522.19 522.20 522.21 522.22 522.23 522.24 522.25 522.26 522.27 522.28 522.29 522.30 522.31 522.32 522.33 522.34 522.35 523.1 523.2 523.3 523.4 523.5 523.6 523.7 523.8 523.9 523.10 523.11 523.12 523.13 523.14 523.15 523.16
523.17 523.18 523.19 523.20 523.21 523.22 523.23 523.24 523.25
523.26
523.27 523.28 523.29 523.30 523.31 523.32
524.1 524.2 524.3 524.4 524.5 524.6 524.7 524.8
524.9 524.10 524.11 524.12 524.13 524.14 524.15 524.16 524.17 524.18 524.19 524.20
524.21
524.22 524.23 524.24 524.25 524.26 524.27 524.28 524.29 524.30 524.31 524.32 524.33 525.1 525.2 525.3 525.4 525.5 525.6 525.7 525.8 525.9 525.10 525.11 525.12 525.13 525.14 525.15 525.16 525.17 525.18 525.19 525.20 525.21 525.22 525.23 525.24
525.25
525.26 525.27 525.28 525.29 525.30
525.31
525.32 526.1 526.2 526.3 526.4
526.5 526.6 526.7 526.8 526.9 526.10 526.11 526.12 526.13 526.14
526.15 526.16 526.17 526.18 526.19 526.20 526.21 526.22 526.23
526.24 526.25 526.26 526.27 526.28 526.29 526.30 526.31 526.32 526.33 527.1 527.2 527.3 527.4 527.5 527.6 527.7
527.8 527.9 527.10 527.11 527.12
527.13 527.14 527.15 527.16 527.17 527.18 527.19 527.20 527.21 527.22 527.23 527.24 527.25 527.26 527.27 527.28 527.29 527.30 527.31 527.32 527.33 527.34 528.1 528.2 528.3 528.4 528.5 528.6 528.7 528.8 528.9 528.10 528.11 528.12 528.13 528.14 528.15 528.16 528.17 528.18 528.19
528.20 528.21 528.22 528.23 528.24 528.25 528.26 528.27 528.28 528.29 528.30 528.31 528.32 528.33 528.34 528.35 529.1 529.2 529.3 529.4 529.5 529.6 529.7 529.8 529.9 529.10 529.11 529.12 529.13 529.14 529.15 529.16
529.17 529.18 529.19 529.20 529.21 529.22 529.23 529.24 529.25
529.26 529.27 529.28 529.29 529.30 529.31 529.32 529.33 529.34 530.1 530.2 530.3 530.4 530.5 530.6 530.7 530.8 530.9 530.10 530.11
530.12
530.13 530.14
530.15 530.16
530.17 530.18 530.19 530.20
530.21 530.22 530.23
530.24 530.25 530.26 530.27
530.28 530.29 530.30
531.1 531.2 531.3 531.4 531.5 531.6 531.7 531.8 531.9 531.10 531.11 531.12 531.13 531.14 531.15 531.16 531.17
531.18 531.19 531.20 531.21 531.22 531.23 531.24 531.25 531.26 531.27 531.28
531.29 531.30 531.31 531.32 531.33 532.1 532.2 532.3 532.4 532.5 532.6 532.7 532.8 532.9 532.10 532.11 532.12 532.13 532.14 532.15 532.16 532.17 532.18 532.19 532.20 532.21 532.22 532.23 532.24 532.25 532.26 532.27 532.28 532.29 532.30 532.31 532.32 532.33 532.34 532.35 532.36 533.1 533.2 533.3 533.4 533.5 533.6 533.7 533.8 533.9 533.10 533.11 533.12 533.13 533.14 533.15 533.16 533.17 533.18 533.19 533.20 533.21 533.22 533.23 533.24 533.25 533.26 533.27 533.28 533.29
533.30 533.31 533.32
533.33 533.34 534.1 534.2 534.3 534.4 534.5 534.6 534.7 534.8 534.9 534.10 534.11 534.12 534.13 534.14 534.15 534.16 534.17 534.18 534.19 534.20 534.21 534.22 534.23 534.24 534.25 534.26 534.27
534.28 534.29 534.30 534.31 534.32 534.33 534.34 534.35 535.1 535.2 535.3 535.4 535.5 535.6 535.7 535.8 535.9 535.10 535.11 535.12 535.13 535.14 535.15 535.16 535.17 535.18 535.19 535.20 535.21 535.22 535.23 535.24 535.25 535.26 535.27 535.28 535.29 535.30 535.31 535.32 535.33 535.34 535.35 535.36 536.1 536.2 536.3 536.4 536.5 536.6 536.7 536.8 536.9 536.10 536.11 536.12 536.13 536.14 536.15 536.16 536.17 536.18 536.19 536.20 536.21 536.22 536.23 536.24 536.25 536.26 536.27 536.28 536.29 536.30 536.31 536.32 536.33 536.34 536.35 536.36 537.1 537.2 537.3 537.4 537.5 537.6 537.7 537.8 537.9
537.10 537.11 537.12 537.13 537.14 537.15 537.16 537.17 537.18 537.19 537.20 537.21 537.22 537.23 537.24 537.25 537.26 537.27 537.28 537.29 537.30
537.31 537.32 537.33 538.1 538.2 538.3 538.4 538.5 538.6 538.7 538.8 538.9 538.10 538.11 538.12 538.13 538.14 538.15 538.16 538.17 538.18 538.19 538.20 538.21 538.22 538.23 538.24 538.25 538.26 538.27 538.28 538.29 538.30 538.31 538.32 538.33 538.34 538.35 538.36 539.1 539.2 539.3 539.4 539.5 539.6 539.7 539.8 539.9 539.10 539.11 539.12 539.13 539.14 539.15
539.16 539.17 539.18 539.19 539.20 539.21 539.22 539.23 539.24 539.25 539.26 539.27 539.28 539.29 539.30 539.31 539.32 539.33 539.34 539.35 540.1 540.2 540.3 540.4
540.5 540.6 540.7 540.8 540.9 540.10 540.11 540.12 540.13 540.14 540.15 540.16 540.17 540.18 540.19 540.20 540.21 540.22 540.23 540.24 540.25 540.26 540.27 540.28 540.29 540.30 540.31 540.32 540.33 540.34 540.35 541.1 541.2 541.3 541.4 541.5 541.6 541.7 541.8 541.9 541.10 541.11 541.12 541.13 541.14 541.15 541.16 541.17 541.18 541.19 541.20 541.21 541.22 541.23
541.24 541.25 541.26 541.27 541.28 541.29 541.30 541.31 541.32 541.33 541.34 541.35
542.1 542.2 542.3 542.4 542.5 542.6 542.7 542.8 542.9 542.10 542.11 542.12 542.13 542.14 542.15 542.16 542.17 542.18 542.19 542.20 542.21 542.22 542.23 542.24 542.25 542.26 542.27 542.28 542.29 542.30 542.31 542.32 542.33 542.34 542.35
543.1 543.2 543.3 543.4 543.5 543.6 543.7 543.8 543.9 543.10 543.11 543.12 543.13 543.14 543.15 543.16 543.17 543.18 543.19
543.20 543.21 543.22 543.23 543.24 543.25 543.26 543.27 543.28 543.29 543.30 543.31 543.32 543.33 543.34 543.35 544.1 544.2 544.3 544.4 544.5 544.6 544.7 544.8 544.9 544.10 544.11 544.12 544.13 544.14 544.15 544.16 544.17 544.18
544.19 544.20 544.21 544.22 544.23 544.24 544.25 544.26 544.27 544.28 544.29 544.30 544.31 544.32 544.33 544.34 545.1 545.2 545.3 545.4 545.5 545.6 545.7 545.8 545.9 545.10 545.11 545.12 545.13 545.14 545.15 545.16 545.17 545.18 545.19 545.20 545.21 545.22 545.23 545.24 545.25 545.26 545.27 545.28 545.29 545.30 545.31 545.32 545.33 545.34 545.35 545.36 546.1 546.2 546.3 546.4 546.5 546.6 546.7 546.8 546.9 546.10 546.11 546.12 546.13 546.14 546.15 546.16 546.17 546.18 546.19 546.20
546.21 546.22 546.23 546.24 546.25 546.26 546.27 546.28 546.29 546.30 546.31 546.32 546.33 546.34 546.35
547.1 547.2 547.3 547.4 547.5 547.6 547.7 547.8 547.9 547.10 547.11
547.12 547.13 547.14
547.15 547.16 547.17 547.18 547.19 547.20 547.21 547.22 547.23 547.24 547.25 547.26 547.27 547.28 547.29 547.30 547.31 547.32 547.33 548.1 548.2 548.3 548.4
548.5 548.6 548.7 548.8 548.9 548.10 548.11 548.12 548.13 548.14 548.15 548.16 548.17 548.18
548.19 548.20 548.21 548.22 548.23 548.24 548.25
548.26 548.27 548.28 548.29 548.30 548.31 548.32 548.33 549.1 549.2 549.3 549.4 549.5 549.6 549.7 549.8 549.9 549.10 549.11 549.12 549.13 549.14 549.15 549.16 549.17 549.18 549.19 549.20 549.21 549.22 549.23 549.24 549.25 549.26 549.27 549.28 549.29 549.30 549.31 549.32 549.33 549.34 549.35 550.1 550.2 550.3 550.4 550.5 550.6 550.7 550.8 550.9 550.10 550.11 550.12 550.13 550.14 550.15 550.16 550.17 550.18 550.19
550.20 550.21 550.22 550.23 550.24 550.25 550.26 550.27 550.28 550.29 550.30 550.31 550.32 550.33 550.34 551.1 551.2 551.3 551.4 551.5 551.6 551.7 551.8 551.9 551.10 551.11 551.12 551.13 551.14 551.15 551.16 551.17 551.18 551.19 551.20 551.21 551.22 551.23 551.24 551.25 551.26 551.27 551.28 551.29 551.30 551.31 551.32 551.33 551.34 551.35 551.36 552.1 552.2 552.3 552.4 552.5 552.6 552.7 552.8 552.9 552.10 552.11 552.12 552.13 552.14 552.15
552.16 552.17 552.18 552.19 552.20 552.21 552.22 552.23 552.24 552.25 552.26
552.27 552.28 552.29 552.30 552.31 552.32 552.33 553.1 553.2 553.3 553.4 553.5 553.6 553.7 553.8 553.9 553.10 553.11 553.12 553.13 553.14 553.15 553.16 553.17 553.18 553.19 553.20 553.21 553.22 553.23 553.24 553.25 553.26 553.27 553.28 553.29 553.30 553.31 553.32 553.33 553.34 553.35 553.36 554.1 554.2 554.3 554.4 554.5 554.6 554.7 554.8 554.9 554.10 554.11 554.12 554.13 554.14 554.15 554.16 554.17 554.18 554.19 554.20 554.21 554.22 554.23 554.24 554.25 554.26 554.27 554.28 554.29 554.30 554.31 554.32 554.33 554.34 554.35 555.1 555.2 555.3 555.4 555.5 555.6 555.7 555.8 555.9 555.10 555.11 555.12 555.13 555.14 555.15
555.16 555.17 555.18 555.19 555.20 555.21 555.22 555.23 555.24 555.25 555.26 555.27 555.28 555.29 555.30 555.31 555.32 555.33 555.34 556.1 556.2 556.3 556.4 556.5 556.6 556.7 556.8 556.9 556.10 556.11 556.12
556.13 556.14 556.15 556.16 556.17 556.18 556.19 556.20 556.21 556.22 556.23 556.24 556.25
556.26 556.27 556.28 556.29 556.30 556.31 556.32
556.33 557.1 557.2 557.3 557.4 557.5 557.6 557.7 557.8 557.9 557.10 557.11 557.12 557.13 557.14
557.15 557.16 557.17 557.18 557.19 557.20 557.21 557.22 557.23 557.24 557.25 557.26 557.27 557.28 557.29 557.30 557.31 557.32 557.33 557.34 557.35 558.1 558.2
558.3 558.4 558.5 558.6 558.7 558.8 558.9 558.10 558.11 558.12 558.13 558.14 558.15 558.16 558.17 558.18 558.19 558.20 558.21 558.22 558.23 558.24 558.25 558.26 558.27 558.28 558.29 558.30 558.31 558.32 558.33 558.34 559.1 559.2 559.3 559.4 559.5 559.6 559.7 559.8 559.9 559.10 559.11 559.12 559.13 559.14 559.15 559.16 559.17 559.18 559.19 559.20 559.21 559.22 559.23 559.24 559.25 559.26 559.27 559.28 559.29 559.30 559.31 559.32 559.33 559.34 559.35 560.1 560.2 560.3 560.4 560.5 560.6 560.7 560.8 560.9 560.10 560.11 560.12 560.13 560.14 560.15 560.16 560.17
560.18 560.19 560.20 560.21 560.22 560.23 560.24 560.25 560.26 560.27 560.28 560.29 560.30 560.31 560.32 560.33 560.34 560.35 561.1 561.2 561.3 561.4 561.5 561.6 561.7 561.8 561.9 561.10 561.11 561.12 561.13 561.14 561.15 561.16 561.17 561.18 561.19 561.20 561.21 561.22 561.23 561.24 561.25 561.26 561.27 561.28 561.29 561.30 561.31 561.32
561.33 561.34 561.35 562.1 562.2 562.3 562.4 562.5 562.6 562.7 562.8 562.9 562.10 562.11 562.12 562.13 562.14 562.15 562.16 562.17 562.18 562.19 562.20 562.21 562.22 562.23
562.24 562.25 562.26 562.27 562.28 562.29
562.30 562.31 562.32 562.33 562.34 563.1 563.2 563.3 563.4 563.5 563.6 563.7 563.8 563.9 563.10 563.11 563.12 563.13 563.14 563.15 563.16 563.17 563.18 563.19 563.20 563.21 563.22 563.23 563.24
563.25 563.26 563.27 563.28 563.29 563.30 563.31 563.32 563.33 563.34 563.35 564.1 564.2 564.3 564.4 564.5 564.6 564.7 564.8 564.9 564.10
564.11 564.12 564.13 564.14 564.15 564.16 564.17 564.18 564.19 564.20 564.21 564.22 564.23 564.24 564.25 564.26 564.27 564.28 564.29 564.30 564.31 564.32 564.33 564.34 565.1 565.2 565.3 565.4 565.5 565.6 565.7 565.8 565.9 565.10 565.11 565.12 565.13 565.14 565.15 565.16 565.17 565.18 565.19
565.20 565.21 565.22 565.23 565.24 565.25 565.26 565.27 565.28 565.29 565.30 565.31 565.32 565.33 565.34 565.35 566.1 566.2 566.3 566.4 566.5 566.6 566.7 566.8 566.9 566.10 566.11 566.12 566.13 566.14 566.15 566.16 566.17 566.18 566.19 566.20 566.21 566.22 566.23 566.24 566.25 566.26 566.27 566.28 566.29 566.30 566.31 566.32 566.33 566.34 566.35 566.36 567.1 567.2 567.3 567.4 567.5 567.6 567.7 567.8 567.9 567.10 567.11 567.12 567.13 567.14 567.15 567.16 567.17 567.18 567.19 567.20 567.21 567.22 567.23 567.24 567.25 567.26 567.27 567.28 567.29 567.30 567.31 567.32 567.33
567.34 568.1 568.2 568.3 568.4 568.5 568.6 568.7 568.8 568.9 568.10 568.11 568.12 568.13 568.14 568.15 568.16 568.17 568.18 568.19 568.20 568.21 568.22 568.23 568.24 568.25 568.26 568.27 568.28 568.29 568.30 568.31 568.32 568.33 568.34 569.1 569.2 569.3 569.4 569.5 569.6 569.7 569.8 569.9 569.10 569.11 569.12 569.13 569.14 569.15 569.16 569.17 569.18 569.19 569.20 569.21 569.22 569.23
569.24 569.25 569.26 569.27 569.28 569.29 569.30 569.31 569.32 569.33 569.34 570.1 570.2 570.3 570.4 570.5 570.6 570.7 570.8
570.9 570.10 570.11 570.12 570.13 570.14 570.15 570.16 570.17 570.18 570.19 570.20 570.21 570.22 570.23 570.24 570.25 570.26 570.27 570.28 570.29 570.30 570.31 570.32 570.33 571.1 571.2 571.3 571.4 571.5 571.6 571.7 571.8 571.9 571.10 571.11 571.12 571.13 571.14 571.15 571.16 571.17 571.18 571.19 571.20 571.21 571.22 571.23 571.24 571.25 571.26 571.27 571.28 571.29 571.30 571.31 571.32 571.33 571.34 571.35 572.1 572.2 572.3 572.4 572.5 572.6 572.7 572.8 572.9 572.10 572.11 572.12 572.13 572.14 572.15 572.16 572.17 572.18 572.19 572.20 572.21 572.22 572.23 572.24 572.25 572.26 572.27 572.28 572.29 572.30 572.31 572.32 572.33 572.34 572.35 572.36 573.1 573.2 573.3 573.4 573.5 573.6 573.7 573.8 573.9 573.10
573.11 573.12 573.13
573.14 573.15 573.16 573.17 573.18 573.19 573.20 573.21 573.22 573.23 573.24 573.25 573.26 573.27 573.28 573.29 573.30 573.31 573.32 573.33 573.34
574.1 574.2 574.3 574.4 574.5 574.6 574.7 574.8 574.9 574.10 574.11 574.12 574.13 574.14 574.15 574.16 574.17 574.18 574.19
574.20 574.21 574.22
574.23 574.24 574.25 574.26 574.27 574.28 574.29 574.30 574.31 574.32 574.33 575.1 575.2 575.3 575.4 575.5 575.6 575.7 575.8 575.9 575.10 575.11 575.12 575.13 575.14 575.15 575.16 575.17 575.18 575.19 575.20 575.21 575.22 575.23 575.24 575.25 575.26 575.27 575.28 575.29 575.30 575.31 575.32 575.33 575.34 575.35 575.36 576.1 576.2 576.3 576.4 576.5 576.6 576.7 576.8 576.9 576.10 576.11 576.12 576.13 576.14 576.15 576.16 576.17 576.18 576.19 576.20 576.21 576.22 576.23 576.24 576.25 576.26 576.27 576.28 576.29 576.30 576.31 576.32 576.33 576.34 576.35 577.1 577.2 577.3 577.4 577.5 577.6 577.7 577.8 577.9 577.10 577.11 577.12 577.13 577.14 577.15 577.16 577.17 577.18 577.19 577.20 577.21 577.22 577.23 577.24 577.25 577.26 577.27 577.28 577.29 577.30 577.31 577.32 577.33 577.34 578.1 578.2 578.3
578.4 578.5 578.6 578.7 578.8 578.9 578.10 578.11 578.12 578.13 578.14 578.15 578.16 578.17 578.18 578.19 578.20 578.21 578.22 578.23 578.24 578.25 578.26 578.27
578.28 578.29 578.30 578.31 578.32 578.33 579.1 579.2 579.3 579.4 579.5 579.6 579.7 579.8 579.9 579.10 579.11 579.12 579.13 579.14 579.15
579.16 579.17 579.18 579.19 579.20 579.21 579.22 579.23 579.24 579.25 579.26 579.27 579.28 579.29 579.30 579.31 579.32 579.33 579.34 580.1 580.2 580.3 580.4 580.5 580.6 580.7 580.8
580.9 580.10 580.11 580.12 580.13 580.14 580.15 580.16 580.17 580.18 580.19 580.20 580.21 580.22 580.23 580.24 580.25
580.26 580.27 580.28 580.29 580.30 580.31 580.32 580.33 581.1 581.2 581.3 581.4 581.5 581.6 581.7
581.8 581.9 581.10 581.11 581.12 581.13 581.14 581.15 581.16 581.17 581.18 581.19 581.20 581.21 581.22 581.23 581.24 581.25 581.26 581.27 581.28 581.29 581.30 581.31 581.32 581.33 581.34 581.35 582.1 582.2 582.3
582.4 582.5 582.6 582.7 582.8 582.9 582.10 582.11
582.12 582.13 582.14 582.15 582.16 582.17 582.18 582.19 582.20
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582.27 582.28 582.29 582.30 582.31 582.32
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585.7 585.8 585.9
585.10 585.11 585.12 585.13 585.14 585.15 585.16 585.17 585.18 585.19 585.20 585.21
585.22 585.23 585.24 585.25 585.26 585.27 585.28 585.29 585.30 585.31 585.32 585.33 586.1 586.2 586.3 586.4 586.5 586.6 586.7
586.8 586.9 586.10 586.11 586.12 586.13 586.14 586.15 586.16 586.17 586.18 586.19 586.20 586.21 586.22 586.23
586.24 586.25 586.26 586.27 586.28 586.29 586.30 586.31 586.32 586.33 586.34 587.1 587.2 587.3 587.4 587.5 587.6 587.7 587.8
587.9 587.10 587.11 587.12 587.13
587.14 587.15 587.16 587.17 587.18 587.19 587.20 587.21 587.22
587.23 587.24 587.25 587.26 587.27 587.28 587.29 587.30 587.31
587.32 588.1 588.2 588.3 588.4 588.5 588.6 588.7 588.8 588.9 588.10 588.11 588.12 588.13 588.14 588.15
588.16 588.17 588.18 588.19
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A bill for an act
 relating to state government; providing supplemental appropriations for the Office
of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; jobs, economic
development, labor, commerce and housing finance; state government and
veterans; public safety and corrections; transportation; agriculture, environment,
natural resources and clean water; early childhood education; kindergarten
through grade 12; community and adult education including general education;
education excellence; special education; education facilities; nutrition; state
education agencies; health and human services; making certain appropriations
adjustments; modifying disposition of certain revenues; requiring studies and
reports; providing rulemaking authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014,
sections 13.321, by adding a subdivision; 13.3805, by adding a subdivision;
13.3806, subdivision 22; 13.43, subdivision 6; 16B.33, subdivisions 3, 4; 16C.10,
subdivision 6; 16C.16, subdivisions 6, 7, 11, by adding a subdivision; 16E.0466;
16E.21, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 17.117, subdivisions 4, 11a;
41A.12, subdivision 2; 62D.04, subdivision 1; 62D.08, subdivision 3; 62J.495,
subdivision 4; 62J.496, subdivision 1; 62J.497, subdivisions 1, 3; 62M.02,
subdivisions 12, 14, 15, 17, by adding subdivisions; 62M.05, subdivisions 3a,
3b; 62M.06, subdivisions 2, 3; 62M.07; 62M.09, subdivision 3; 62M.11; 62Q.81,
subdivision 4; 62V.05, subdivision 2; 84.091, subdivision 2; 84.798, subdivision
2; 84.8035; 85.015, subdivision 13; 89.0385; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 93.2236;
94.3495, subdivisions 2, 3, 7; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.465, by adding a
subdivision; 115B.48, by adding a subdivision; 115B.50, subdivision 3, by adding
a subdivision; 115C.13; 115E.042; 116J.396, subdivision 2; 116J.423; 116J.424;
116J.68; 116L.99; 116M.14, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 116M.15,
subdivision 1; 116M.17, subdivisions 2, 4; 116M.18; 119B.13, subdivision 1;
120B.021, subdivisions 1, 3; 120B.115; 120B.232; 120B.30, subdivision 2, by
adding a subdivision; 120B.31, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35; 120B.36,
as amended; 122A.61, by adding a subdivision; 122A.63, subdivision 1;
122A.74; 123B.04, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 123B.53, subdivision
5; 123B.535; 124D.091, subdivisions 2, 3; 124D.1158, subdivisions 3, 4;
124D.135, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 124D.55; 124D.59, by adding
a subdivision; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10,
subdivisions 2d, 24; 127A.45, subdivision 6a; 136A.101, subdivisions 5a, 10;
144A.75, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 145.4716, subdivision 2,
by adding a subdivision; 152.27, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 152.33,
by adding a subdivision; 161.368; 165.14, subdivision 6; 168.017, by adding a
subdivision; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 169.345, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision
2; 171.07, by adding a subdivision; 174.185; 174.30, subdivisions 1, 4a, 8, by
adding a subdivision; 179A.041, by adding subdivisions; 198.03, subdivisions
2, 3; 214.075, subdivision 3; 216B.2424, subdivision 5a; 216B.62, subdivision
2, by adding a subdivision; 219.015; 219.1651; 222.49; 222.50, subdivision
6; 237.012, subdivision 1; 245.99, subdivision 2; 245A.10, subdivisions 2,
4, 8; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, subdivision 1; 245C.05,
subdivisions 2b, 4, 7; 245C.08, subdivisions 2, 4; 245C.11, subdivision 3;
245C.17, subdivision 6; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 246.50, subdivision 7; 246.54,
as amended; 246B.01, subdivisions 1b, 2b; 246B.035; 246B.10; 254B.01,
subdivision 4a; 254B.03, subdivision 4; 254B.04, subdivision 2a; 254B.06,
subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256B.04, subdivision 14; 256B.057, by
adding a subdivision; 256B.059, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision;
256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0621, subdivision 10; 256B.0622, by adding a
subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 30, 34, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0924,
by adding a subdivision; 256B.0949; 256B.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 256B.4912,
by adding a subdivision; 256B.4914, subdivisions 5, 11; 256B.69, subdivision
6; 256B.761; 256D.051; 256L.01, subdivision 1a; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 1a,
2, 7; 256L.07, subdivision 1; 256L.11, subdivision 7; 256N.26, subdivision
3; 260C.451, by adding a subdivision; 297B.01, subdivision 16; 297H.13,
subdivision 2; 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4; 299A.55; 299D.03, subdivision
5; 327.14, subdivision 8; 353.01, subdivision 43; 360.013, by adding a
subdivision; 360.075, subdivisions 1, 2; 360.55, by adding a subdivision;
473.121, subdivision 2; 473.845, subdivision 1; 518.175, subdivision 5;
518A.34; 518A.35, subdivision 1; 518A.36; 609.3241; 626.556, subdivisions
3e, 10f; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 16A.724, subdivision 2;
16C.16, subdivision 6a; 16C.19; 41A.14, subdivisions 1, 2; 41A.15, subdivision
10, by adding subdivisions; 41A.16, subdivision 1; 41A.17, subdivisions 1,
2; 41A.18, subdivision 1; 62U.04, subdivision 11; 116D.04, subdivision 2a;
116J.394; 120A.41; 120B.021, subdivision 4; 120B.31, subdivision 4; 120B.36,
subdivision 1; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.61,
subdivision 1; 123B.595, subdivision 1; 124D.231, subdivision 2; 124D.59,
subdivision 2; 124E.10, by adding a subdivision; 125A.08; 125A.11, subdivision
1; 125A.21, subdivision 3; 125A.76, subdivision 2c; 125A.79, subdivision 1;
126C.05, subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 13a; 127A.47, subdivision 7;
136A.246, by adding subdivisions; 136A.87; 144.061; 144.4961, subdivisions 3,
4, 5, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 144A.75, subdivision 13; 174.30, subdivisions
4, 10; 222.50, subdivision 7; 245.4889, subdivision 1; 245.735, subdivisions
3, 4; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245D.03, subdivision 1; 254B.05, subdivision
5; 256B.059, subdivision 5; 256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 17a, 18a, 20, 31,
58; 256B.441, subdivisions 30, 66; 256B.4913, subdivision 4a; 256B.4914,
subdivisions 10, 14, 15; 256B.76, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 256B.766; 256L.01,
subdivision 5; 256L.03, subdivision 5; 256L.04, subdivision 7b; 256L.05,
subdivision 3a; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 256M.41,
subdivision 3; 256P.06, subdivision 3; 260C.203; 260C.212, subdivisions 1,
14; 260C.215, subdivision 4; 260C.451, subdivision 6; 260C.521, subdivision
1; 518A.26, subdivision 14; 518A.39, subdivision 2; 626.556, subdivisions 2,
3c, 10b; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 15, subdivision 8; Laws 2000, chapter
486, section 4, as amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article
4, section 8; Laws 2012, chapter 263, sections 1, as amended; 2; Laws 2013,
chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 2014, chapter
198, article 2, section 2; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, sections 10; 11; 13;
16; 18; article 12, section 6, subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2015, chapter
71, article 8, section 24; article 14, sections 4, subdivision 3; 9; Laws 2015,
chapter 75, article 1, sections 1; 3, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 4; 5, subdivisions 1, 2,
3; Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, section 3; Laws 2015, First Special Session
chapter 1, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions 5, 6, 10; 4; 6; 8, subdivisions 1, 7; 9;
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivisions
2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9; article 2, section 70, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12,
15, 19, 21, 24, 26; article 3, section 15, subdivision 3; article 4, sections 4; 9,
subdivision 2; article 5, section 30, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 6, section 13,
subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7; article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 9, section
8, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 9; article 10, section 3, subdivisions 2, 6, 7; article 11,
section 3, subdivisions 2, 3; article 12, section 4, subdivision 2; Laws 2015,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 4; 5; article 3,
sections 2, subdivision 4; 3, subdivision 5; article 4, section 131; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 16C; 17; 41A; 62D; 62Q;
62V; 86B; 103F; 116J; 116L; 120B; 122A; 124D; 125B; 136A; 136F; 144; 148;
168; 168A; 198; 219; 256B; 260C; 260D; 325F; 360; 462A; 626; proposing
coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 146C; 147F; 153B; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 144.058; 256B.059, subdivision 1a; 256L.04,
subdivisions 2a, 8; 256L.22; 256L.24; 256L.26; 256L.28; Minnesota Statutes
2015 Supplement, section 115B.48, subdivision 9; Laws 2015, First Special
Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, unless otherwise specified, to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER
EDUCATION

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriations

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		17,570,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Equity in Postsecondary Education
Grants

-0-
 		14,320,000

For equity in postsecondary attainment
grants under section 15. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2020. Of this
appropriation, $100,000 may be used for
administration expenses to administer
the grant program. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Subd. 3.

Teacher Diversity Recommendation
and Report

-0-
 		80,000

For the teacher diversity recommendation
and report under section 19. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Subd. 4.

State Grant

-0-
 		1,735,000

For the state grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.121. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Subd. 5.

Dual Credit, Parent Information

-0-
 		25,000

For the purpose of obtaining and providing
information under Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.87, paragraph (b). The base for
fiscal year 2018 and later is $20,000.

Subd. 6.

Addiction Medicine Graduate
Fellowship Program

-0-
 		210,000

For establishing a grant program used to
support up to four physicians who are
enrolled each year in an addiction medicine
fellowship program. A grant recipient must
be enrolled in a program that trains fellows
in diagnostic interviewing, motivational
interviewing, addiction counseling,
recognition and care of common acute
withdrawal syndromes and complications,
pharmacotherapies of addictive disorders,
epidemiology and pathophysiology of
addiction, addictive disorders in special
populations, secondary interventions, use
of screening and diagnostic instruments,
inpatient care, and working within a
multidisciplinary team, and prepares doctors
to practice addiction medicine in rural and
underserved areas of the state. The base for
this program is $210,000 in fiscal year 2018
and 2019 and is zero in fiscal year 2020.

Subd. 7.

Dual Training

-0-
 		200,000

For making grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.246, subdivision 8a. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.

Subd. 8.

Student and Employer Connection
Information System

-0-
 		1,000,000

For student and employer connection
information system under section 18. Up
to $100,000 of this appropriation may be
spent for administrative expenses related
to the appropriation. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriations

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		12,018,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Additional Campus Program Support

-0-
 		10,000,000

Only for campus programs or services that
affect students.

Subd. 3.

Principals' Leadership Institute

-0-
 		200,000

For a grant to the Minnesota State University
Mankato Principals' Leadership Institute
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.89.

Subd. 4.

Early Childhood Online Program

-0-
 		100,000

To develop a multicampus online program
for early childhood teacher preparation. This
is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 5.

MnSCU Open Textbooks

-0-
 		100,000

(a) For programs on system campuses
that promote adoption of open textbooks.
Programs must focus on the review, creation,
and promotion of new or existing open
textbooks and on saving money for students
while meeting the academic needs of faculty.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(b) By January 15, 2017, the board shall
report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over higher education regarding
the progress of the pilot programs. The
report shall include a summary of each pilot
program and the total savings expected for
students as a result of the programs.

Subd. 6.

MnSCU Open Textbook Library

-0-
 		100,000

To expand and promote the open textbook
library to faculty across the state. This is a
onetime appropriation.

Subd. 7.

Developmentally Delayed Student
Pilot

-0-
 		750,000

For the pilot program for developmentally
delayed students under section 17. The base
for fiscal year 2018 and later is $853,000.

Subd. 8.

Supplemental Instruction and Data
Reporting

-0-
 		768,000

For activities and reporting under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136F.33. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		18,100,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Health Restoration

-0-
5,000,000

This appropriation is for the following
activities:

$3,000,000 is for support for faculty
physicians who teach at eight residency
program sites, including medical resident and
student training programs in the Department
of Family Medicine.

$1,000,000 is for the Mobile Dental Clinic,
in which dental students provide patient care
as part of their clinical education and training
under the supervision of faculty dentists.

$1,000,000 is for expansion of geriatric
education and family programs.

Subd. 3.

Tuition Relief

-0-
 		13,000,000

For undergraduate student tuition relief for
Minnesota residents. The Board of Regents
is requested not to offset the tuition relief
by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or
other assessments to the student.

Subd. 4.

Rochester Campus, Collegiate
Recovery Program

-0-
 		100,000

(a) To design and implement a collegiate
recovery program at its Rochester campus.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.

(b) The purpose of the collegiate recovery
program is to provide structured support
for students in recovery from alcohol,
chemical, or other addictive behaviors.
Program activities may include, but are not
limited to, specialized professional support
through academic, career, and financial
advising; establishment of on-campus
or residential peer support communities;
and opportunities for personal growth
through leadership development and other
community engagement activities.

(c) No later than January 15, 2020, the
Board of Regents must submit a report to
the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over higher education finance and policy on
campus recovery program outcomes. Based
on available data, the report must describe,
in summary form, the number of students
participating in the program and the success
rate of participants, including retention and
graduation rates, and long-term recovery and
relapse rates.

Sec. 5. MNSCU TWO-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM; ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.

The appropriation made by Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 3, subdivision
18, paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2017 for information technology and administrative costs
is available on the effective date of this section and until June 30, 2017.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.74, is amended to read:


122A.74 PRINCIPALS' LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF
MINNESOTA.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

(a) The commissioner of education may contract
with the Minnesota State University Mankato or the regents of the University of Minnesota
to establish a Principals' Leadership Institute to provide professional development to
school principals by:

(1) creating a network of leaders in the educational and business communities to
communicate current and future trends in leadership techniques;

(2) helping to create a vision for the school that is aligned with the community
and district priorities;

(3) developing strategies to retain highly qualified teachers and ensure that diverse
student populations, including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners,
and gifted students, among others, have equal access to these highly qualified teachers; and

(4) providing training to analyze data using culturally competent tools.

(b) The University of Minnesota must cooperate with participating members of the
business community to provide funding and content for the institute.

(c) Participants must agree to attend the Principals' Leadership Institute for four
weeks during the academic summer.

(d) The Principals' Leadership Institute must incorporate program elements offered
by leadership programs at the University of Minnesota and program elements used by
the participating members of the business community to enhance leadership within their
businesses.

(e) The board of each school district in the state may select a principal, upon the
recommendation of the district's superintendent and based on the principal's leadership
potential, to attend the institute.

(f) The school board annually shall forward its list of recommended participants to
the commissioner by February 1. In addition, a principal may submit an application
directly to the commissioner by February 1. The commissioner shall notify the school
board, the principal candidates, and the University of Minnesota of the principals selected
to participate in the Principals' Leadership Institute each year.

Subd. 2.

Method of selection and requirements.

(a) The board of each school
district in the state may select a principal, upon the recommendation of the district's
superintendent and based on the principal's leadership potential, to attend the institute.

(b) The school board annually shall forward its list of recommended participants
to the commissioner by February 1. In addition, a principal may submit an application
directly to the commissioner by February 1. The commissioner shall notify the school
board, the principal candidates, and the University of Minnesota of the principals selected
to participate in the Principals' Leadership Institute each year.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:


Subd. 5a.

Assigned family responsibility.

"Assigned family responsibility" means
the amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a
federal need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 96 94
percent of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than
a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 86 85 percent of the student contribution.
For independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family
responsibility is 50 49 percent of the student contribution.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Satisfactory academic progress.

"Satisfactory academic progress"
means satisfactory academic progress as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title
34, sections 668.16(e), 668.32(f), and 668.34, except that a student with an intellectual
disability as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.231, enrolled
in an approved comprehensive transition and postsecondary program under that section
is subject to the institution's published satisfactory academic process standards for that
program as approved by the Office of Higher Education.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.246, is amended by adding
a subdivision to read:


Subd. 8a.

Support grants.

The commissioner, from appropriations specifically
made for the purposes of this subdivision, may provide grants to school districts and
community colleges for the purpose of providing exposure and connection to teachers and
staff, students, and employers regarding industry occupational pathways and employment
with employers in the region.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.246, is amended by
adding a subdivision to read:


Subd. 10.

Dual training account.

A dual training account is created in the special
revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner shall deposit into the account
appropriations made for the purposes of this section. Money in the account is appropriated
to the commissioner for the purposes for which it was appropriated.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.246, is amended by
adding a subdivision to read:


Subd. 11.

Administration expenses.

The commissioner may expend up to five
percent of the appropriation made for the purposes of this section for administration
of this section.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.87, is amended to read:


136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION.

(a) The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through
adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities.
Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually
by September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may
also provide information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and to
out-of-school youth.

(b) The office must make reasonable efforts to obtain publicly available information
about the dual credit acceptance policies of each Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota,
and North Dakota public and private college and university. This information must be
shared on the office's Web site and included in the information under paragraph (a).

(c) The information provided under paragraph (a) may include the following:

(1) the need to start planning early;

(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions
and other organizations;

(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;

(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary
education;

(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education;

(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing
in the state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation
requirements, admission requirements, and student placement;

(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions;

(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions
and systems;

(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance
in meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise;

(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance,
and job training programs; and

(11) financial planning for postsecondary education.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and
later.

Sec. 13.

[136A.89] PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.

(a) The commissioner may contract with the Minnesota State University Mankato to
establish a Principals' Leadership Institute to provide licensed principals in Minnesota
with a research-based and evaluated professional development experience focused on
instructional and organizational leadership by:

(1) creating a network of educational leaders who demonstrate strong instructional
leadership, racial equity leadership, and the skills to lead for all students;

(2) advancing student achievement in school districts through the continuous
development of courageous and results-driven principal leaders;

(3) developing leaders who cultivate a school culture where every student is fully
engaged, educated, and included; and

(4) developing principal leaders who create a culture of high standards for all
students and demonstrate the ability to build teacher development so that culturally
responsive practices occur in all classrooms.

(b) Minnesota State University Mankato must partner with participating district or
charter school leadership to bridge professional development learning from the Principals'
Leadership Institute to the district at large.

(c) Participants must agree to attend all sessions of the Principals' Leadership Institute.

(d) The Principals' Leadership Institute must base the program content and
curriculum on current research-based best practices in educational leadership that lead to
accelerated achievement growth for all students.

(e) School district or charter school leadership in the state may recommend a licensed
principal for participation in the program based on the principal's leadership potential.

(f) The school board or charter school board must submit the list of recommended
participants to the Principals' Leadership Institute by July 1 each year. Principals from a
school district or charter school whose leadership is engaged in intentional work focused
on eliminating the predictable racial achievement disparities within their district or school
must receive priority selection for attending the Principals' Leadership Institute.

Sec. 14.

[136F.33] SUPPLEMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "Academic weakness" means an academic skill determined to be below college
ready according to a formalized assessment.

(c) "Corequisite" means a course or other requirement that is taken simultaneously
with a credit-bearing course for the purpose of providing targeted support.

(d) "Credit-bearing course" means a college entry-level course that meets the
requirements for a diploma, certificate, or degree.

(e) "Developmental education" means the building of foundational skills in noncredit
courses or programs to promote academic success in college-level coursework.

(f) "Gateway course" means an initial credit-bearing course in a subject.

(g) "Supplemental instruction" means a targeted support model for students with
academic weaknesses to promote academic success in credit-bearing courses.

(h) "Targeted support" means academic support, including but not limited to
tutoring and directed group study time, related to increasing a student's understanding of
a credit-bearing course.

Subd. 2.

Program requirements.

(a) The board shall develop and implement varied
research-grounded tiered approaches to supplemental instruction and developmental
education based on student academic readiness. The tiered approach must minimize the
placement of students in developmental education under subdivision 5 by providing a
supplemental instruction course structure that results in earning the equivalent of credit in
a credit-bearing course while providing targeted support to a student who:

(1) did not meet the minimum course placement criteria for a credit-bearing course;
and

(2) using multiple measures of assessment, is identified as likely to succeed in a
credit-bearing course if targeted support is provided.

(b) The board shall establish campus-specific tiered approaches including strategies
under subdivision 3 that are:

(1) focused on the skills and competencies essential for success in the math and
English college-level courses; and

(2) based on the nature of individual campus academic programming and the needs
of specific campus student populations.

(c) To facilitate the transfer of credits, the transcript record for a supplemental
instruction course must include a credit-bearing course or a designation of equivalency to
a specific credit-bearing course.

(d) The board shall make available to students on its Web site, in course catalogs, and
by other methods at the discretion of the board, the supplemental instruction, developmental
education, and corequisite courses offered at a particular college or university.

Subd. 3.

Support strategies.

(a) The board shall continuously monitor and adopt
strategies that have the potential or that have proven to increase the placement and success
of students in credit-bearing courses. If the board finds that strategies are successful at
one campus or program, the board must assess whether the strategies would be beneficial
campuswide or systemwide and, if it determines that it would, must implement the strategy
for all campus or system programs in which the strategy is predicted to be successful. The
board may discontinue the strategy for those programs where it does not prove beneficial.

(b) Consistent with subdivision 2, strategies may include, but are not limited to:

(1) replacing developmental or remedial courses, when appropriate, with corequisite
courses in which students with academic weaknesses are placed into introductory
credit-bearing courses while receiving supplemental academic instruction on the same
subject and during the same term;

(2) expanding proactive advising, including the use of early alert systems or
requiring the approval of an adviser or counselor to register for certain classes;

(3) developing meta-majors in broad academic disciplines as an alternative to
undecided majors;

(4) making available alternative mathematics curriculum, including curriculum most
relevant to the student's chosen area of study;

(5) implementing "opt-out scheduling" by automatically enrolling students in a
schedule of courses chosen by the student's department but allowing students to disenroll
from those courses if they meet with an academic adviser and cosign a change of
enrollment form; and

(6) facilitating the transfer of credits between state colleges and universities.

Subd. 4.

Assessments and advising.

(a) Common student placement assessments
must provide information identifying academic weaknesses that must be provided to the
student. A student assessed below college ready must be provided:

(1) materials designed to address identified academic weaknesses;

(2) support to prepare for and retake placement assessments;

(3) postassessment advising to assist in making informed decisions on identifying
academic weaknesses and targeting supplemental instruction options; and

(4) additional targeted support while enrolled in college-level math and English
courses.

(b) Intrusive advising must be provided to a student who participates in supplemental
instruction programs but has been unsuccessful in achieving academic success. Advising
must include career and employment options, alternative career pathways, and related
educational opportunities.

Subd. 5.

Developmental education.

(a) The board shall create a framework to
redesign developmental education to provide a student who does not meet the criteria for
inclusion in a supplemental instruction course the opportunity to complete gateway math
and English courses within one academic year. The board must provide developmental
education to a student or advise the student to enroll in adult basic education.

(b) The board shall not require a student who has successfully taken a developmental
course under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, to participate in a developmental education
course in the same subject area.

Subd. 6.

Report.

Annually by January 15, the board shall report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over
higher education finance on the goal of increasing the placement and success of students
in credit-bearing courses. The report must, at a minimum, include:

(1) the following information on board activities:

(i) strategies the board has adopted at each campus under subdivision 2, paragraph (b);

(ii) strategies that have been discontinued at each campus; and

(iii) strategies being considered for systemwide implementation; and

(2) the following information on students:

(i) the number and percent of students placed in developmental education;

(ii) the number and percent of students who complete developmental education
within one academic year;

(iii) the number and percent of students that complete gateway courses in math
and English in one academic year;

(iv) the student retention rate;

(v) time to complete a degree or certificate; and

(vi) credits earned by those completing a degree, certificate, or other program.

The report must disaggregate student data by race, ethnicity, Pell Grant eligibility,
and age and provide aggregate data.

Sec. 15. EQUITY IN EDUCATION AND JOB CONNECTION GRANT
PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Grants.

(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education
shall award grants to improve postsecondary attendance, completion, and retention and
the obtaining of well-paying jobs for which the postsecondary education provides training
by providing services to historically underrepresented college students. Grants must be
awarded to Minnesota state colleges and universities and private organization programs
that help the state reach the attainment goals under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012.
Programs must provide services targeted to make the improvements including, but not
limited to:

(1) academic and nonacademic counseling or advising;

(2) mentoring in education and career opportunities;

(3) structured tutoring;

(4) career awareness and exploration including internships and post graduation
job placements;

(5) orientation to college life;

(6) financial aid counseling;

(7) academic instruction programs in core curricular areas of mathematics and
language arts;

(8) supplemental instruction programs for college courses with high failure and
withdrawal rates; and

(9) co-requisite college course models for delivery of academic support.

(b) The office shall structure the grants for sustainability of programs funded by a
grant.

(c) To the extent there are sufficient qualified applicants, approximately 50 percent
of grant dollars must be awarded to private organization programs.

Subd. 2.

Application process.

(a) The commissioner shall develop a grant
application process. The commissioner shall attempt to support projects in a manner that
ensures that eligible students throughout the state have access to program services.

(b) The grant application must include, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) a description of the characteristics of the students to be served reflective of the
need for services listed in subdivision 1;

(2) a description of the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation
of the service activities;

(3) a description of how the services provided will foster postsecondary retention
and completion;

(4) a description of how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the
program goals were met;

(5) the history of the applicant in achieving successful improvements using the
services for which a grant is sought;

(6) the assumed cost per student of achieving successful outcomes;

(7) the effect of the grant on assisting students to obtain well-paying jobs;

(8) the proposed grant match;

(9) the organizational commitment to program sustainability; and

(10) other information as identified by the commissioner.

Grant recipients must specify both program and student outcome goals, and performance
measures for each goal.

Subd. 3.

Advisory committee.

The commissioner may establish and convene an
advisory committee to assist the commissioner in reviewing applications and advise the
commissioner on grantees and grant amounts. The members of the committee may include
representatives of postsecondary institutions, organizations providing postsecondary
academic and career services, and others deemed appropriate by the commissioner.

Subd. 4.

Outcome report.

Each grant recipient must annually submit a report to
the Office of Higher Education identifying its program and student goals and activities
implemented. A report must include, but not be limited to, information on:

(1) number of students served;

(2) course taking and grade point average of participating students;

(3) persistence and retention rates of participating students;

(4) postsecondary graduation rates of participating students;

(5) the number of students who required postsecondary academic remediation and
number of remedial courses for each of those students and in the aggregate; and

(6) jobs and wage rates of students after postsecondary graduation.

To the extent possible, the report must breakdown outcomes by Pell grant qualification,
race, and ethnicity.

Subd. 5.

Legislative report.

By January 15 of each year through 2021, the office
shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the
house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over higher education finance
regarding the grant recipients and their activities. The report shall include information
about the students served, the organizations providing services, program activities,
program goals and outcomes, and program revenue sources and funding levels.

Sec. 16. STATE GRANT TUITION CAPS.

For the purposes of the state grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.121, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the tuition maximum is $5,736
for students in two-year programs and the tuition maximum is $14,186 for students in
four-year programs.

Sec. 17. STATE UNIVERSITIES; PILOT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH
INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Subdivision 1.

Pilot program created.

(a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities must offer a pilot academic program as described in
this section for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The pilot is for
students entering the program in the 2017-2018 academic year. The program must be
offered at a total of four state university or college campuses that have the ability to offer
a robust program using existing facilities, including residential facilities. The campuses
selected must, to the extent possible, be located in different geographic regions of the state.

(b) In designing the pilot program, the Board of Trustees must consult with PACER
Center, Inc., the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, Arc
Minnesota, and other interested stakeholder groups. The board must also consult with
administrators of similar programs at other postsecondary institutions.

Subd. 2.

Program enrollment and admission.

The enrollment goal for each
campus's pilot program must be at least ten incoming students per academic year. Students
must be admitted based on an application process that includes an in-person interview;
an independent assessment of an applicant's interest, motivation, and likelihood of
success in the program; and any other eligibility requirements established by the board.
Upon successful completion, a student must be awarded a certificate, diploma, or other
appropriate academic credential.

Subd. 3.

Program curriculum and activities.

(a) The pilot program must provide
an inclusive, two-year full-time residential college experience for students with intellectual
and developmental disabilities. The required curriculum must include core courses
that develop life skills, financial literacy, and the ability to live independently; rigorous
academic work in a student's chosen field of study; and an internship, apprenticeship, or
other skills-based experience to prepare for meaningful employment upon completion
of the program.

(b) In addition to academic requirements, the program must offer participating
students the opportunity to engage fully in campus life. Program activities must include
but are not limited to (1) the establishment of on-campus mentoring and peer support
communities and (2) opportunities for personal growth through leadership development
and other community engagement activities.

(c) A participating campus may tailor its program curriculum and activities to
highlight academic programs, student and community life experiences, and employment
opportunities unique to that campus or the region of the state where the campus is located.

Subd. 4.

Progress reports to legislature.

The board must submit progress reports
on the pilot program required by this section to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over
higher education finance and policy and human services finance and policy as follows:

(1) no later than January 15, 2017, a report describing plans for implementation of
the program and recruitment of applicants, including identification of anticipated program
needs that cannot be filled using existing campus or system resources; and

(2) no later than January 15, 2019, a report describing program operations, including
information on participation and expected completion rates, the feasibility of program
expansion to other state university campuses, and detail on any unmet program needs.

Sec. 18. STUDENT AND EMPLOYER CONNECTION INFORMATION
SYSTEM.

The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall issue a request for
proposal no later than July 1, 2016, for a Web-based job and intern-seeking software tool
that matches the needs of employers located in Minnesota with the individual profiles of
high school seniors and postsecondary students attending Minnesota high schools and
postsecondary institutions. The commissioner shall no later than October 1, 2016, select a
provider. The selected provider must have experience that demonstrates both prior similar
software development ability and implementation outcomes of successful blind matching
of job candidates and employers in furtherance of Minnesota's workforce diversity and
inclusion objectives. The commissioner shall contract for the development of the system.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 19. COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION;
TEACHER DIVERSITY RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORT.

(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with
the Board of Teaching, the Office of Educator Licensing at the Minnesota Department
of Education, and other interested stakeholders, including councils and other local
organizations serving communities of color or American Indian communities, diverse
K-12 educator candidates and licensed educators, human resources personnel, parent
representatives, urban, suburban, and rural school district and school board associations
and organizations, teacher representatives, other organizations focused on teacher diversity
in education, public and nonpublic higher education systems and institutions, and local
ethnic-focused media, shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature recommending
how best to realize the goal of providing all students, including low-income students,
American Indian students, and students of color with improved and equitable access to
effective, more diverse teachers, consistent with state policy. The commissioner must
consider the substance of state policy and paragraphs (b) and (c) in developing the
recommendations in the report.

(b) The commissioner's recommendations must address at least the following:

(1) ensuring transparency and accountability by requiring traditional and alternative
teacher preparation programs to publicly report enrollment and completion data for
diverse teacher licensure candidates and by requiring districts to publicly report data on
the demographic disparities between enrolled students and licensed teachers employed in
the district and its school;

(2) expanding pathways to licensure by encouraging districts to develop programs
with two- and four-year institutions and with community-based organizations to recruit
and support diverse populations of enrolled students, nonlicensed district employees, and
local community members in becoming licensed teachers in the district, facilitating the
ability of diverse, nontraditional teacher candidates to change careers and pursue licensure
through community college pathways, bachelor's degree programs or postbaccalaureate
teacher preparation programs, and creating statewide campaigns to encourage diverse
candidates to become licensed teachers;

(3) providing diverse teacher licensure candidates with the preparation and skills
needed to become effective teachers, removing inequitable barriers to licensure presented
by licensure exams, and for purposes of attaining a full professional license, allowing
candidates to demonstrate their skills proficiency through alternatives to teacher skills and
college entrance exams;

(4) providing financial assistance and incentives such as scholarships, student
teaching stipends, and loan forgiveness programs to encourage diverse individuals to attain
a teaching, counseling, or social work license or advanced degree, otherwise improve their
professional practice, or become school administrators, and using a hiring bonus to recruit
more diverse teachers into a district or school; and

(5) supporting induction and retention programs by funding teacher residency and
mentoring programs that support the retention and professional development of diverse
teachers and focusing teachers' professional development opportunities on cultural fluency
and competency.

(c) The commissioner must include in the report, as appropriate, any
recommendations for amendments to the following statutes and any related statutes:

(1) the world's best work force under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11;

(2) regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.115;

(3) Board of Teaching duties under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09,
subdivisions 4 and 4a;

(4) teacher continuing or employment contracts and peer review and mentorship
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.40 and 122A.41;

(5) the alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2;

(6) staff development programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.60;

(7) American Indian grants, scholarships, and loan programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.63;

(8) teacher residency programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.68;

(9) the ability of the Board of Teaching to arrange for student teachers under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.69;

(10) the ability of school districts to develop mentoring programs for teachers of
color under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70;

(11) the legislature's support of research on the effectiveness of teacher preparation
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.71;

(12) teacher centers to help teachers learn, experiment, assess, and improve to meet
students' needs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.72; and

(13) the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.1791.

(d) The commissioner must submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction
over education by February 1, 2017.

ARTICLE 2

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session
chapter 1, article 1, or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
each purpose. The figure "2017" used in this article means that the appropriations listed
under it are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		34,445,000
Appropriations by Fund
General
 		-0-
 		33,445,000
Workforce
Development
 		-0-
 		1,000,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Business and Community
Development

-0-
 		30,595,000

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
redevelopment program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.571. This is a onetime
appropriation.


$1,220,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
grant to the Duluth North Shore Sanitary
District to retire debt of the district in order
to bring the district's monthly wastewater
rates in line with those of similarly situated
facilities across the state. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$275,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to
the Community and Economic Development
Associates (CEDA) for an economic
development study and analysis of the effects
of current and projected economic growth
in southeast Minnesota. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for expansion
of business assistance services provided by
business development specialists located in
the Northwest Region, Northeast Region,
West Central Region, Southwest Region,
Southeast Region, and Twin Cites Metro
Region offices established throughout the
state. Funds under this section may be used
to provide services including, but not limited
to, business start-ups; expansion; location or
relocation; finance; regulatory and permitting
assistance; and other services determined
by the commissioner. The commissioner
may also use funds under this section to
increase the number of business development
specialists in each region of the state,
increase and expand the services provided
through each regional office, and publicize
the services available and provide outreach
to communities in each region regarding
services and assistance available through the
business development specialist program.
This is a onetime appropriation.

$50,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to enhance
the outreach and public awareness activities
of the Bureau of Small Business under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.68. This is
a onetime appropriation.

$750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to
Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. Of this amount,
$375,000 is for the small business growth
acceleration program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116O.115, and $375,000
is for operations under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 116O.01 to 116O.061. This is a
onetime appropriation.

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
the Minnesota Initiative program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18.
Of this amount, up to five percent is for
administration, outreach, and monitoring of
the program. This is a onetime appropriation.

$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for making
capacity building grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116M.18, subdivision 9.
This is a onetime appropriation.

$3,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants to
initiative foundations to provide financing
for business startups, expansions, and
maintenance; and for business ownership
transition and succession. This is a onetime
appropriation. Of the amount appropriated:

(1) $500,000 is for a grant to the Southwest
Initiative Foundation;

(2) $500,000 is for a grant to the West Central
Initiative Foundation;

(3) $500,000 is for a grant to the Southern
Minnesota Initiative Foundation;

(4) $500,000 is for a grant to the Northwest
Minnesota Foundation;

(5) $500,000 is for a grant to the Initiative
Foundation;

(6) $500,000 is for a grant to the Northland
Foundation; and

(7) $500,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota
Initiative Board under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 116M. Funds available under this
clause must be allocated as follows:

(i) 50 percent of the funds must be allocated
for projects in the counties of Dakota,
Ramsey, and Washington; and

(ii) 50 percent of the funds must be allocated
for projects in the counties of Anoka, Carver,
Hennepin, and Scott.

$600,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to
a city of the second class that is designated
as an economically depressed area by the
United States Department of Commerce for
economic development, redevelopment, and
job creation programs and projects. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

$5,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to
the Minnesota Film and TV Board for the film
production jobs program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116U.26. This appropriation
is in addition to the appropriation in Laws
2015, First Special Session chapter 1,
article 1, section 2, subdivision 2. This is
a onetime appropriation. Of this amount,
$250,000 is for grants to Hmong-American
filmmakers that have directed or produced
prior feature-length stories to produce
projects within Minnesota.

$150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant
to the city of Edina to conduct a feasibility
study of constructing Grandview Green over
Highway 100 in Edina. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for deposit
in the Minnesota 21st century fund. This is a
onetime appropriation.

$400,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants to
small business development centers under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.68. Funds
made available under this section may be
used to match funds under the federal Small
Business Development Center (SBDC)
program under United States Code, title 15,
section 648, provide consulting and technical
services, or to build additional SBDC
network capacity to serve entrepreneurs
and small businesses. The commissioner
shall allocate funds equally among the nine
regional centers and lead center. This is a
onetime appropriation.

$3,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a transfer
to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for academic and applied
research through MnDRIVE at the Natural
Resources Research Institute to develop new
technologies that enhance the long-term
viability of the Minnesota mining industry.
The research must be done in consultation
with the Mineral Coordinating Committee
established by Minnesota Statutes, section
93.0015. This is a onetime transfer.

$250,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to
the city of Kelliher for water infrastructure
upgrades. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

Subd. 3.

Workforce Development

-0-
 		2,300,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 		2017
General
 		-0-
 		1,300,000
Workforce
Development
 		-0-
 		1,000,000

$100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
grant to Ramsey County for a study of
the workforce-based mass transit needs
of the north metro area. Ramsey County
may work in collaboration with officials in
other counties including, but not limited
to, Anoka and Washington Counties in
producing the study. By December 1, 2017,
Ramsey County must submit the report to
the commissioner. By January 1, 2018, the
commissioner must report to the chairs of the
standing committees of the legislature having
jurisdiction over workforce development
and transportation. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2018.

$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the
workforce development fund for rural career
counseling coordinators in the workforce
service areas and for the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667.
This appropriation is for increases to existing
applicants who were awarded grants in fiscal
years 2016 and 2017.

$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to
Occupational Development Corporation, Inc.
in the city of Buhl to provide training and
employment opportunities for people with
disabilities and disadvantaged workers. This
is a onetime appropriation.

$400,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant
to Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation
Corps for the pathway to the preservation
trades program for recruitment of corps
members, engagement of technical
specialists, development of a certificate
program, and skill development in historic
preservation for youth ages 18 to 25. This is
a onetime appropriation.

$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
"Getting to Work" grant program. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
the North East Higher Education District to
purchase equipment for training programs
due to increased demand for job training
under the state dislocated worker program.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2018.

Subd. 4.

Vocational rehabilitation

-0-
 		1,550,000

$800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants
to centers for independent living under
Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11. This
is a onetime appropriation and is in addition
to the appropriation in Laws 2015, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section
2, subdivision 6.

$750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants
to day training and habilitation providers
to provide innovative employment options
and to advance community integration for
persons with disabilities as required under
the Minnesota Olmstead Plan. Of this
amount, $250,000 is for a pilot program
for home-based, technology-enhanced
monitoring of persons with disabilities. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2018.

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		350,000

$250,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from
the workforce development fund for the
apprenticeship program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 178. This amount is added
to the base appropriation for this purpose.

$100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to provide
outreach and education concerning
requirements under state or federal law
governing removal of architectural barriers
that limit access to public accommodations
by persons with disabilities and resources
that are available to comply with
those requirements. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Sec. 4. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		1,250,000

$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to
the Mille Lacs Tourism Council to enhance
marketing activities related to tourism
promotion in the Mille Lacs Lake area. This
is a onetime appropriation.

$950,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to establish a
pilot project to assist in funding and securing
major events benefiting communities
throughout the state. The pilot project must
measure the economic impact of visitors on
state and local economies, increased lodging
and nonlodging sales taxes in addition
to visitor spending, and increased media
awareness of the state as an event destination.
This is a onetime appropriation. Of this
amount, $100,000 is for a grant to the St.
Louis County Historical Society for a project,
in collaboration with the Erie Mining history
book project team, to research, document,
publish, preserve, and exhibit the history of
taconite mining in Minnesota.

Sec. 5. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS BOARD

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		525,000

$525,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
Public Employment Relations Board under
Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.041.
The base appropriation for this purpose is
$525,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $525,000 in
fiscal year 2019.

Sec. 6. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		2,500,000

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to establish
a grant program within the housing trust fund
for the exploited families rental assistance
program. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2019.

$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
competitive grant program to fund a housing
project or projects in a community or
communities: (1) that have low housing
vacancy rates; and (2) that have an education
and training center for jobs in agriculture,
farm business management, health care
fields, or other fields with anticipated
significant job growth potential. A grant or
grants must be no more than 50 percent of
the total development costs for the project.
Funds for a grant or grants made in this
section must be to a housing project or
projects that have financial and in-kind
contributions from nonagency sources
that when combined with a grant under
this section are sufficient to complete the
housing project. Funds must be used to
create new housing units either through
new construction or through acquisition and
rehabilitation of a building or buildings not
currently used for housing. If funds remain
uncommitted at the end of fiscal year 2017,
the agency may transfer the uncommitted
funds to the housing development fund and
use the funds for the economic development
and housing challenge program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33. This is
a onetime appropriation.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
Workforce and Affordable Homeownership
Development Program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.38. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

Sec. 7. COMMERCE

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		1,006,000

$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for increased
civil insurance fraud investigation. This is a
onetime appropriation.

$290,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to fund two
positions to return abandoned property to
owners, newspaper publication, and related
technology upgrades under Minnesota
Statutes, section 345.42. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$66,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
commissioner of commerce to seek any
necessary federal approvals to modify the
boundaries of and reduce the number of the
state's designated geographic rating areas for
purposes of setting health plan premiums in
the individual health insurance market. This
is a onetime appropriation.

$150,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
commissioner of commerce to:

(1) study and create models of potential
Minnesota-tailored rate-stability mechanisms
for the individual marketplace, such as a
reinsurance program;

(2) study and create models merging the
state's individual and small group markets;
and

(3) study options for making the state's rate
review process more transparent utilizing
public information and hearings.

The commissioner may seek other private
funds or grants to supplement the costs of
the studies. The commissioner shall issue
a report on the preliminary findings of the
studies to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees in the house
of representatives and the senate with
jurisdiction over health and marketplace
premiums by January 15, 2017.

Sec. 8.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 4, is amended to
read:


Sec. 4. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM

 $
 		14,118,000
 		$
 		14,248,000

(a) To develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism, $500,000 in fiscal
year 2016 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2017
must be matched by Explore Minnesota
Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of
state incentive must be matched with $6 of
private sector funding. Cash match is defined
as revenue to the state or documented cash
expenditures directly expended to support
Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up
to one-half of the private sector contribution
may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive
in fiscal year 2016 shall be based on fiscal
year 2015 private sector contributions. The
incentive in fiscal year 2017 shall be based on
fiscal year 2016 private sector contributions.
This incentive is ongoing. Of this amount,
$100,000 is for a grant to the Northern Lights
International Music festival.

(b) Funding for the marketing grants is
available either year of the biennium.
Unexpended grant funds from the first year
are available in the second year.

(c) $30,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for Mille
Lacs Lake tourism promotion. This is a
onetime appropriation.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 6, is amended to
read:


Sec. 6. BUREAU OF MEDIATION
SERVICES

 $
 		2,208,000
 		$
 		2,234,000
 2,497,000

(a) $68,000 each year is for grants to area
labor management committees. Grants may
be awarded for a 12-month period beginning
July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance
remaining at the end of the first year does not
cancel but is available for the second year.

(b) $125,000 each year in fiscal year 2016
is for purposes of the Public Employment
Relations Board under Minnesota Statutes,
section 179A.041. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(c) $256,000 each year is in fiscal year
2016 and $394,000 in fiscal year 2017 are
for the Office of Collaboration and Dispute
Resolution under Minnesota Statutes, section
179.90. The base appropriation for this
purpose is $394,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
$394,000 in fiscal year 2019. Of this amount,
$160,000 each year is for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 179.91, and
$96,000 each year is for intergovernmental
and public policy collaboration and operation
of the office.

(d) $250,000 is to complete the Case
Management System-Database Project Phase
II. This is a onetime appropriation.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.43, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Access by labor organizations, the Bureau of Mediation Services,
and the Public Employment Relations Board.

Personnel data may be disseminated to
labor organizations and the Public Employment Relations Board to the extent that the
responsible authority determines that the dissemination is necessary to conduct elections,
notify employees of fair share fee assessments, and implement the provisions of chapters
179 and 179A. Personnel data shall be disseminated to labor organizations, the Public
Employment Relations Board, and to the Bureau of Mediation Services to the extent the
dissemination is ordered or authorized by the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation
Services, or the Public Employment Relations Board or its designee.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 11.

[13.7909] PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD DATA.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

For purposes of this section, "board" means the Public
Employment Relations Board.

Subd. 2.

Not public data.

(a) Except as provided in this subdivision, all data
maintained by the board about a charge or complaint of unfair labor practices and
appeals of determinations of the commissioner under section 179A.12, subdivision 11,
are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data, and become public when
admitted into evidence at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 179A.13. The data may
be subject to a protective order as determined by the board or a hearing officer.

(b) Notwithstanding sections 13.43 and 181.932, the following data are public:

(1) the filing date of unfair labor practice charges;

(2) the status of unfair labor practice charges as an original or amended charge;

(3) the names and job classifications of charging parties and charged parties;

(4) the provisions of law alleged to have been violated in unfair labor practice charges;

(5) the complaint issued by the board and all data in the complaint;

(6) the full and complete record of an evidentiary hearing before a hearing officer,
including the hearing transcript, exhibits admitted into evidence, and posthearing briefs,
unless subject to a protective order;

(7) recommended decisions and orders of hearing officers pursuant to section
179A.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (i);

(8) exceptions to the hearing officer's recommended decision and order filed with the
board pursuant to section 179A.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (k);

(9) briefs filed with the board; and

(10) decisions and orders issued by the board.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), individuals have access to their own statements
provided to the board under paragraph (a).

(d) The board may make any data classified as protected nonpublic or confidential
pursuant to this subdivision accessible to any person or party if the access will aid the
implementation of chapters 179 and 179A or ensure due process protection of the parties.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.423, is amended to read:


116J.423 MINNESOTA MINERALS 21ST CENTURY FUND.

Subdivision 1.

Created.

The Minnesota minerals 21st century fund is created
as a separate account in the treasury. Money in the account is appropriated to the
commissioner of employment and economic development for the purposes of this section.
All money earned by the account, loan repayments of principal and interest, and earnings
on investments must be credited to the account. For the purpose of this section, "fund"
means the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund. The commissioner shall operate the
account as a revolving account.

Subd. 2.

Use of fund.

The commissioner shall use money in the fund to make loans
or equity investments in mineral, steel, or taconite any other industry processing facilities,
steel production facilities, facilities for the manufacturing of renewable energy products,
or facilities for the manufacturing of biobased or biomass products, manufacturing, or
technology project that would enhance the economic diversification and that are is located
within the taconite relief tax area as defined under section 273.134. The commissioner
must, prior to making any loans or equity investments and after consultation with industry
and public officials, develop a strategy for making loans and equity investments that
assists the Minnesota mineral industry in becoming globally competitive taconite relief
area in retaining and enhancing its economic competitiveness. Money in the fund may
also be used to pay for the costs of carrying out the commissioner's due diligence duties
under this section.

Subd. 2a.

Grants authorized.

Notwithstanding subdivision 2, the commissioner
may use money in the fund to make grants to a municipality or county, or to a county
regional rail authority as appropriate, for public infrastructure needed to support an
eligible project under this section. Grant money may be used by the municipality, county,
or regional rail authority to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of wetlands and runoff
of storm water; to predesign, design, construct, and equip roads and rail lines; and, in
cooperation with municipal utilities, to predesign, design, construct, and equip natural
gas pipelines, electric infrastructure, water supply systems, and wastewater collection and
treatment systems. Grants made under this subdivision are available until expended.

Subd. 3.

Requirements prior to committing funds.

The commissioner, prior to
making a commitment for a loan or equity investment must, at a minimum, conduct due
diligence research regarding the proposed loan or equity investment, including contracting
with professionals as needed to assist in the due diligence.

Subd. 4.

Requirements for fund disbursements.

The commissioner may make
conditional commitments for loans or equity investments but disbursements of funds
pursuant to a commitment may not be made until commitments for the remainder of a
project's funding are made that are satisfactory to the commissioner and disbursements
made from the other commitments sufficient to protect the interests of the state in its
loan or investment.

Subd. 5.

Company contribution.

The commissioner may provide loans or equity
investments that match, in a proportion determined by the commissioner, an investment
made by the owner of a facility.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.424, is amended to read:


116J.424 IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD
CONTRIBUTION.

The commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board with
approval by the board, shall may provide an equal match for any loan or equity investment
made for a facility project located in the tax relief area defined in section 273.134,
paragraph (b), by the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund created by section 116J.423.
The match may be in the form of a loan or equity investment, notwithstanding whether
the fund makes a loan or equity investment. The state shall not acquire an equity interest
because of an equity investment or loan by the board and the board at its sole discretion
shall decide what interest it acquires in a project. The commissioner of employment and
economic development may require a commitment from the board to make the match
prior to disbursing money from the fund.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.68, is amended to read:


116J.68 BUREAU OF SMALL BUSINESS.

Subdivision 1.

Generally.

The Bureau of Small Business within the business
assistance center shall serve as a clearinghouse, technical assistance center, and referral
service for information and other assistance needed by small businesses including small
targeted group businesses and small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged
area.

Subd. 2.

Duties.

The bureau shall:

(1) provide information and assistance with respect to all aspects of business
planning, business finance, and business management related to the start-up, operation, or
expansion of a small business in Minnesota;

(2) refer persons interested in the start-up, operation, or expansion of a small
business in Minnesota to assistance programs sponsored by federal agencies, state
agencies, educational institutions, chambers of commerce, civic organizations, community
development groups, private industry associations, and other organizations;

(3) plan, develop, and implement a master file of information on small business
assistance programs of federal, state, and local governments, and other public and private
organizations so as to provide comprehensive, timely information to the bureau's clients;

(4) employ staff with adequate and appropriate skills and education and training for
the delivery of information and assistance;

(5) seek out and utilize, to the extent practicable, contributed expertise and services
of federal, state, and local governments, educational institutions, and other public and
private organizations;

(6) maintain a close and continued relationship with the director of the procurement
program within the Department of Administration so as to facilitate the department's
duties and responsibilities under sections 16C.16 to 16C.19 relating to the small targeted
group business and economically disadvantaged business program of the state;

(7) develop an information system which will enable the commissioner and other
state agencies to efficiently store, retrieve, analyze, and exchange data regarding small
business development and growth in the state. All executive branch agencies of state
government and the secretary of state shall to the extent practicable, assist the bureau in
the development and implementation of the information system;

(8) establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number, e-mail account, and other
electronic contact mediums determined by the commissioner so that all small business
persons anywhere in the state can call may contact the bureau office for assistance.
An outreach program shall be established to make the existence of the bureau and the
assistance and services the bureau may provide to small businesses well known to its
potential clientele throughout the state. If the small business person requires a referral to
another provider the bureau may use the business assistance referral system established by
the Minnesota Project Outreach Corporation;

(9) conduct research and provide data as required by the state legislature;

(10) develop and publish material on all aspects of the start-up, operation, or
expansion of a small business in Minnesota;

(11) collect and disseminate information on state procurement opportunities,
including information on the procurement process;

(12) develop a public awareness program through the use of regarding state
assistance programs for small businesses, including those programs specifically for
socially disadvantaged small business persons. The commissioner may utilize print and
electronic newsletters, personal contacts, and advertising devices as defined in section
173.02, subdivision 16, social media, other electronic and print news media advertising
about state assistance programs for small businesses, including those programs specifically
for socially disadvantaged small business persons, and any other means determined by
the commissioner;

(13) enter into agreements with the federal government and other public and private
entities to serve as the statewide coordinator or host agency for the federal small business
development center program under United States Code, title 15, section 648; and

(14) assist providers in the evaluation of their programs and the assessment of
their service area needs. The bureau may establish model evaluation techniques and
performance standards for providers to use.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Board.

"Board" means the Urban Minnesota Initiative Board.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 3a.

Department.

"Department" means the Department of Employment and
Economic Development.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Low-income area.

"Low-income area" means:

(1) Minneapolis, St. Paul;

(2) those cities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision
2, that have an average income that is below 80 percent of the median income for a
four-person family as of the latest report by the United States Census Bureau; and

(3) (2) those cities in the metropolitan area, which contain two or more contiguous
census tracts in which the average family income is less than 80 percent of the median
family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United
States Census Bureau.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 4a.

Low-income person.

"Low-income person" means a person who has an
annual income, adjusted for family size, of not more than 80 percent of the area median
family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United
States Census Bureau.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 4b.

Metropolitan area.

"Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section
473.121, subdivision 2.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 6.

Minority person.

"Minority person" means a person belonging to a racial
or ethnic minority as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 7.

Program.

"Program" means the Minnesota Initiative program created
by this chapter.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creation; membership Membership.

The Urban Minnesota
Initiative Board is created and consists of the commissioner of employment and economic
development, the chair of the Metropolitan Council, and eight 12 members from the general
public appointed by the governor. Six Nine of the public members must be representatives
from minority business enterprises. No more than four six of the public members may be of
one gender. Appointments must ensure balanced geographic representation. At least half
of the public members must have experience working to address racial income disparities.
All public members must be experienced in business or economic development.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Technical assistance.

The board through the department, shall provide
technical assistance and development information services to state agencies, regional
agencies, special districts, local governments, and the public, with special emphasis on
minority communities informational outreach about the program to lenders, nonprofit
corporations, and low-income and minority communities throughout the state that support
the development of business enterprises and entrepreneurs.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Reports.

The board shall submit an annual report to the legislature of an
accounting of loans made under section 116M.18, including information on loans to
minority business enterprises made, the number of jobs created by the program, the impact
on low-income areas, and recommendations concerning minority business development
and jobs for persons in low-income areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.18, is amended to read:


116M.18 URBAN CHALLENGE GRANTS MINNESOTA INITIATIVE
PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The Minnesota Initiative program is established to
award grants to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to businesses owned by minority or
low-income persons or women or veterans.

Subd. 1a.

Statewide loans.

To the extent there is sufficient eligible demand,
loans shall be made so that an approximately equal dollar amount of loans are made to
businesses in the metropolitan area as in the nonmetropolitan area. If funds remain after
the ninth month of the fiscal year, those funds shall revert to the general loan pool and may
be lent in any part of the state.

Subdivision 1 Subd. 1b.

Eligibility rules Grants.

The board shall make urban
challenge grants for use in low-income areas to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to
businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or women or veterans to encourage
private investment, to provide jobs for minority and low-income persons and others in
low-income areas, to create and strengthen minority business enterprises, and to promote
economic development in a low-income area. The board shall adopt rules to establish
criteria for determining loan eligibility.

Subd. 2.

Challenge Grant eligibility; nonprofit corporation.

(a) The board
may enter into agreements with nonprofit corporations to fund and guarantee loans the
nonprofit corporation makes in low-income areas under subdivision 4. A corporation
must demonstrate that to businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or
women or veterans. The board shall evaluate applications from nonprofit corporations.
In evaluating applications, the board must consider, among other things, whether the
nonprofit corporation:

(1) its has a board of directors that includes citizens experienced in business
and community development, minority business enterprises, addressing racial income
disparities, and creating jobs in low-income areas for low-income and minority persons;

(2) it has the technical skills to analyze projects;

(3) it is familiar with other available public and private funding sources and
economic development programs;

(4) it can initiate and implement economic development projects;

(5) it can establish and administer a revolving loan account or has operated a
revolving loan account; and

(6) it can work with job referral networks which assist minority and other persons in
low-income areas low-income persons; and

(7) has established relationships with minority communities.

(b) The department shall review existing agreements with nonprofit corporations
every five years and may renew or terminate the agreement based on the review. In making
its review, the department shall consider, among other criteria, the criteria in paragraph (a).

Subd. 3.

Revolving loan fund.

(a) The board shall establish a revolving loan fund to
make grants to nonprofit corporations for the purpose of making loans and loan guarantees
to new and expanding businesses in a low-income area to promote owned by minority or
low-income persons or women or veterans and to support minority business enterprises
and job creation for minority and other persons in low-income areas low-income persons.

(b) Nonprofit corporations that receive grants from the department under the
program must establish a commissioner-certified revolving loan fund for the purpose
of making eligible loans.

(c) Eligible business enterprises include, but are not limited to, technologically
innovative industries, value-added manufacturing, and information industries. Loan
applications given preliminary approval by the nonprofit corporation must be forwarded to
the board for approval. The commissioner must give final approval for each loan or loan
guarantee made by the nonprofit corporation. The amount of the state funds contributed to
any loan or loan guarantee may not exceed 50 percent of each loan.

Subd. 4.

Business loan criteria.

(a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans
made or guaranteed by nonprofit corporations under the urban challenge grant program.

(b) Loans or guarantees must be made to businesses that are not likely to undertake
a project for which loans are sought without assistance from the urban challenge grant
program.

(c) A loan or guarantee must be used for a project designed to benefit persons in
low-income areas through the creation of job or business opportunities for them to support
a business owned by a minority or a low-income person or woman or veteran. Priority
must be given for loans to the lowest income areas.

(d) The minimum state contribution to a loan or guarantee is $5,000 and the
maximum is $150,000.

(e) The state contribution must be matched by at least an equal amount of new
private investment.

(f) A loan may not be used for a retail development project.

(g) The business must agree to work with job referral networks that focus on
minority and low-income applicants from low-income areas.

Subd. 4a.

Microenterprise loan.

Urban challenge Program grants may be
used to make microenterprise loans to small, beginning businesses, including a sole
proprietorship. Microenterprise loans are subject to this section except that:

(1) they may also be made to qualified retail businesses;

(2) they may be made for a minimum of $1,000 $5,000 and a maximum of $25,000
$35,000; and

(3) in a low-income area, they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a
maximum of $50,000; and

(3) (4) they do not require a match.

Subd. 5.

Revolving fund administration; rules.

(a) The board shall establish a
minimum interest rate for loans or guarantees to ensure that necessary loan administration
costs are covered.

(b) Loan repayment amounts equal to one-half of the principal and interest must be
deposited in a revolving fund created by the board for challenge grants. The remaining
amount of the loan repayment may be paid to the department for deposit in the revolving
loan fund. Loan interest payments must be deposited in a revolving loan fund created
by the nonprofit corporation originating the loan being repaid for further distribution,
consistent with the loan criteria specified in subdivision 4 of this section.

(c) Administrative expenses of the board and nonprofit corporations with whom
the board enters into agreements under subdivision 2, including expenses incurred by
a nonprofit corporation in providing financial, technical, managerial, and marketing
assistance to a business enterprise receiving a loan under subdivision 4, may be paid out of
the interest earned on loans and out of interest earned on money invested by the state Board
of Investment under section 116M.16, subdivision 2, as may be provided by the board.

Subd. 6.

Rules.

The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.

Subd. 6a.

Nonprofit corporation loans.

The board may make loans to a nonprofit
corporation with which it has entered into an agreement under subdivision 1 2. These
loans must be used to support a new or expanding business. This support may include
such forms of financing as the sale of goods to the business on installment or deferred
payments, lease purchase agreements, or royalty investments in the business. The interest
rate charged by a nonprofit corporation for a loan under this subdivision must not exceed
the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus four percent. For a loan under this subdivision, the
nonprofit corporation may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than one percent
of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the origination fee.
The nonprofit corporation must provide at least an equal match to the loan received by the
board. The maximum loan available to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision is
$50,000. Loans made to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision may be made
without interest. Repayments made by the nonprofit corporation must be deposited in the
revolving fund created for urban initiative program grants.

Subd. 7.

Cooperation.

A nonprofit corporation that receives an urban challenge a
program grant shall cooperate with other organizations, including but not limited to,
community development corporations, community action agencies, and the Minnesota
small business development centers.

Subd. 8.

Reporting requirements.

A nonprofit corporation that receives a
challenge program grant shall:

(1) submit an annual report to the board by September March 30 of each year that
includes a description of projects businesses supported by the urban challenge grant
program, an account of loans made during the calendar year, the program's impact on
minority business enterprises and job creation for minority persons and low-income
persons in low-income areas, the source and amount of money collected and distributed by
the urban challenge grant program, the program's assets and liabilities, and an explanation
of administrative expenses; and

(2) provide for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each
annual audit report to the board.

Subd. 9.

Capacity building grants.

The department may make grants to nonprofit
corporations for the purpose of building their capacity to meet the eligibility criteria for
the grant program under subdivision 2, or in applying for the Department of Employment
and Economic Development's business development competitive grant program. Funding
priority must be given to those applicants that can demonstrate that they have established
relationships with minority communities and have provided small business-related
services primarily to low-income and minority business enterprises.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.041, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 10.

Open meetings.

Chapter 13D does not apply to meetings of the board
when it is deliberating on the merits of unfair labor practice charges under sections
179.11, 179.12, and 179A.13; reviewing a recommended decision and order of a hearing
officer under section 179A.13; reviewing decisions of the commissioner of the Bureau of
Mediation Services relating to unfair labor practices under section 179A.12, subdivision
11; or exercising its hiring authority under section 179A.041.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.041, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 11.

Report.

The board shall prepare and submit a report to the governor
and the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees with jurisdiction over
the board by November 15, 2017. The report shall summarize the nature, number, and
resolution of charges filed with the board. The report shall cover the period of July
1, 2016, through June 30, 2017.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 28.

[462A.38] WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

A workforce and affordable homeownership
development program is established to award homeownership development grants
to nonprofit organizations, cooperatives created under chapter 308A or 308B, and
community land trusts created for the purposes outlined in section 462A.31, subdivision
1, for development of workforce and affordable homeownership projects. The purpose
of the program is to increase the supply of workforce and affordable, owner-occupied
multifamily or single-family housing throughout Minnesota.

Subd. 2.

Use of funds.

(a) Grant funds awarded under this program may be used for:

(1) development costs;

(2) rehabilitation;

(3) land development; and

(4) residential housing, including storm shelters and related community facilities.

(b) A project funded through the grant program shall serve households that meet the
income limits as provided in section 462A.33, subdivision 5, unless a project is intended
for the purpose outlined in section 462A.02, subdivision 6.

Subd. 3.

Application.

The commissioner shall develop forms and procedures for
soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. The commissioner shall
consult with interested stakeholders when developing the guidelines and procedures for
the program. In making grants, the commissioner shall establish semiannual application
deadlines in which grants will be authorized from all or part of the available appropriations.

Subd. 4.

Awarding grants.

Among comparable proposals, preference must be
given to proposals that include contributions from nonstate resources for the greatest
portion of the total development cost.

Subd. 5.

Statewide program.

The agency shall attempt to make grants in
approximately equal amounts to applicants outside and within the metropolitan area.

Subd. 6.

Report.

Beginning January 15, 2018, the commissioner must annually
submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of
representatives committees having jurisdiction over housing and workforce development
specifying the projects that received grants under this section and the specific purposes for
which the grant funds were used.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Metropolitan area or area.

"Metropolitan area" or "area" means the area
over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of
Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the city cities of Northfield and Cannon Falls; Hennepin
excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New
Prague; and Washington.

Sec. 30. DAY TRAINING AND HABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The commissioner of employment and economic
development shall establish a day training and habilitation grant program in fulfillment
of the Olmstead Plan purpose of ensuring that people with disabilities have choices for
competitive, meaningful, and sustained employment in the most integrated setting.

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "Day training and habilitation providers" means those organizations whose
names are listed as Department of Human Services providers in the Minnesota Department
of Administration, Materials Management Division, ALP Manual, Appendix J, without
regard to whether they are listed as approved vendors with the Minnesota Department
of Employment and Economic Development, Division of Rehabilitation Services as a
community rehabilitation provider, limited-use vendor, or center for independent living,
and irrespective as to whether they are accredited by CARF International.

(c) "Competitive employment" means full-time or part-time employment, with or
without support, in an integrated setting in the community that pays at least minimum
wage, as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act, but not less than the customary wage
and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by
workers without a disability.

(d) "Olmstead Plan" means Minnesota's 2013 Olmstead Plan, dated November 1,
2013, and all subsequent modifications approved by the United States District Court.

Subd. 3.

Competitive process.

The commissioner shall issue a request for proposals
to day training and habilitation providers seeking proposals to assist the Department
of Employment and Economic Development in achieving its goals as provided in the
Olmstead Plan. Grant funds shall be used to improve individual employment outcomes
by aligning programs, funding, and policies to support people with disabilities to choose,
secure, and maintain competitive employment and self-employment, including, but not
limited to, the following activities:

(1) implementing policies and initiating processes that improve the employment
outcomes of working adults with disabilities;

(2) offering incentives for innovation that increase competitive employment in
the general work force;

(3) expanding the flexibility in current funding and services to increase competitive
employment outcomes;

(4) providing evidence of partnerships with private sector businesses and public
sector employment; and

(5) submitting outcome data, required by the department, according to the
stipulations of the Olmstead Plan.

Subd. 4.

Eligibility.

Any person who has a disability as determined by the Social
Security Administration or state medical review team is eligible to receive services
provided with grant funds.

Subd. 5.

Consultation required.

The commissioner shall consult with the
governor's Workforce Development Council, the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and
Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, the governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, and
other governor-appointed disability councils in designing, implementing, and evaluating
the competitive grant program.

Subd. 6.

Report.

On or before February 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the
commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and
house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over employment and economic
development policy and finance on the amount of funds awarded and the outcomes
reported by grantees.

Sec. 31. EXPLOITED FAMILIES RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM .

Subdivision 1.

Rental assistance program.

(a) The commissioner of housing
finance shall establish a grant program within the housing trust fund to serve families
from emerging communities at risk of being homeless and who have been victims of
gender-based violence, including, but not limited to domestic violence, sexual assault,
trafficking, international abusive marriage, or forced marriage. For the purposes of this
section the term "gender-based violence" is defined as violence that is directed against a
woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately; and the term
"emerging communities" is defined as refugee and immigrant communities who are less
established, who are unfamiliar with mainstream government services, or who have
limited English proficiency. The commissioner shall award grants to organizations that
can provide linguistically and culturally appropriate services and that have the capacity to
serve families who have experienced gender-based violence from emerging communities.

(b) The program must:

(1) provide rental assistance to individuals with a minor child at risk of being
homeless and who have been victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking,
international abusive marriage, or forced marriage;

(2) require the participants to pay at least 30 percent of the participant's income
toward the rent;

(3) allow the families to choose their own housing, including single-family homes,
townhomes, and apartments;

(4) give priority to large families who experience barriers in accessing housing,
including having limited English proficiency, lack of positive rental history, employment
history, and financial history; and

(5) require the program participants to be employed, or actively seeking employment,
or be engaged in activities that will assist them in gaining employment.

Subd. 2.

Program evaluation.

All grant recipients must collect and make available
to the commissioner, aggregate data to assist the agency in the evaluation of the program.
The commissioner shall evaluate the program effectiveness and measure the number of
families served from emerging communities, the support services provided for families in
seeking employment and achieving economic-stability, and the employment and housing
status of the participants.

Sec. 32. "GETTING TO WORK" GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Creation.

The commissioner of employment and economic
development shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to establish and operate
programs under this section that provide, repair, or maintain motor vehicles to assist
eligible individuals to obtain or maintain employment.

Subd. 2.

Qualified grantee.

A grantee must:

(1) qualify under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(2) at the time of application offer, or have the demonstrated capacity to offer, a
motor vehicle program that provides the services required under subdivision 3.

Subd. 3.

Program requirements.

(a) A program must offer one or more of the
following services:

(1) provision of new or used motor vehicles by gift, sale, or lease;

(2) motor vehicle repair and maintenance services; or

(3) motor vehicle loans.

(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), a program must offer one or
more of the following services:

(1) financial literacy education;

(2) education on budgeting for vehicle ownership;

(3) car maintenance and repair instruction;

(4) credit counseling; or

(5) job training related to motor vehicle maintenance and repair.

(c) A program may also offer other transportation-related support services.

Subd. 4.

Application.

Applications for a grant must be by a form provided by the
commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Applications must, in addition
to any other information required by the commissioner, include the following:

(1) a detailed description of all services to be offered;

(2) the area to be served;

(3) the estimated number of program participants to be served by the grant; and

(4) a plan for leveraging resources from partners that may include, but are not
limited to:

(i) automobile dealers;

(ii) automobile parts dealers;

(iii) independent local mechanics and automobile repair facilities;

(iv) banks and credit unions;

(v) employers;

(vi) employment and training agencies;

(vii) insurance companies and agents;

(viii) local workforce centers; and

(ix) educational institutions including vocational institutions and jobs or skills
training programs.

Subd. 5.

Participant eligibility.

(a) To be eligible to receive program services,
a person must:

(1) have a household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level;

(2) be at least 18 years of age;

(3) have a valid driver's license;

(4) provide the grantee with proof of motor vehicle insurance; and

(5) demonstrate to the grantee that a motor vehicle is required by the person to
obtain or maintain employment.

(b) This subdivision does not preclude a grantee from imposing additional
requirements, not inconsistent with paragraph (a), for the receipt of program services.

Subd. 6.

Allocation of grants.

The commissioner shall allocate grants to up to 15
grantees so that, to the extent feasible, program services are available in every county of
the state.

Subd. 7.

Report to legislature.

By February 15, 2018, the commissioner shall
submit a report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over workforce and economic development on program outcomes. At a
minimum, the report must include:

(1) the total number of program participants;

(2) the number of program participants who received each of the following:

(i) provision of a motor vehicle;

(ii) motor vehicle repair services; and

(iii) motor vehicle loan; and

(3) an analysis of the impact of the "Getting to Work" grant program on the
employment rate and wages of program participants.

Sec. 33. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

In the next editions of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the Revisor of
Statutes shall change the term "Urban Initiative Board" to "Minnesota Initiative Board,"
"board," or similar terms as the context requires.

ARTICLE 3

AGRICULTURE

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, or appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for
each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition
to the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second
year" is fiscal year 2017. Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 are effective the day
following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		3,500,000

$350,000 the second year is for deposit
in the noxious weed and invasive plant
species assistance account established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 18.89, to be
used to implement the noxious weed grant
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
18.90. This is a onetime appropriation.

$1,000,000 the second year is for the tractor
rollover protection pilot program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.119. This is a
onetime appropriation.

$300,000 the second year is for the pollinator
investment grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.1195. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$200,000 the second year is for a grant to the
city of Duluth to design and construct the
Deep Winter Greenhouse. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$500,000 the second year is to administer
the industrial hemp pilot program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 18K.09. This is
a onetime appropriation.

$150,000 the second year is for grants of up
to $750 to farmers who demonstrate financial
hardship due to the three-year transition
period required under federal law for organic
certification. This is a onetime appropriation
and is in addition to funds appropriated to the
commissioner of agriculture and available for
organic certification cost-share grants under
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter
4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3. The
commissioner may award both a transition
grant and a certification cost-share grant to a
farmer in the same fiscal year.

$1,000,000 the second year is for grants
to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to fund the Forever Green
Agriculture Initiative and to protect the
state's natural resources while increasing
the efficiency, profitability, and productivity
of Minnesota farmers by incorporating
perennial and winter annual crops into
existing agricultural practices. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019. The appropriation in Laws
2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article
2, section 3, paragraph (i), is available until
June 30, 2018.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 17.117, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Agricultural and environmental revolving accounts" means accounts in the
agricultural fund, controlled by the commissioner, which hold funds available to the
program.

(c) "Agriculture supply business" means a person, partnership, joint venture,
corporation, limited liability company, association, firm, public service company,
or cooperative that provides materials, equipment, or services to farmers or
agriculture-related enterprises.

(d) "Allocation" means the funds awarded to an applicant for implementation of best
management practices through a competitive or noncompetitive application process.

(e) "Applicant" means a local unit of government eligible to participate in this
program that requests an allocation of funds as provided in subdivision 6b.

(f) "Best management practices" has the meaning given in sections 103F.711,
subdivision 3, and 103H.151, subdivision 2, or. Best management practices also means
other practices, techniques, and measures that have been demonstrated to the satisfaction
of the commissioner: (1) to prevent or reduce adverse environmental impacts by using
the most effective and practicable means of achieving environmental goals; or (2) to
achieve drinking water quality standards under chapter 103H or under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 40, parts 141 and 143, as amended.

(g) "Borrower" means a farmer, an agriculture supply business, or a rural landowner
applying for a low-interest loan.

(h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture, including when the
commissioner is acting in the capacity of chair of the Rural Finance Authority, or the
designee of the commissioner.

(i) "Committed project" means an eligible project scheduled to be implemented at
a future date:

(1) that has been approved and certified by the local government unit; and

(2) for which a local lender has obligated itself to offer a loan.

(j) "Comprehensive water management plan" means a state approved and locally
adopted plan authorized under section 103B.231, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103C.331,
103D.401, or 103D.405.

(k) "Cost incurred" means expenses for implementation of a project accrued because
the borrower has agreed to purchase equipment or is obligated to pay for services or
materials already provided as a result of implementing an approved eligible project.

(l) "Farmer" means a person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability
company, association, firm, public service company, or cooperative that regularly
participates in physical labor or operations management of farming and files a Schedule F
as part of filing United States Internal Revenue Service Form 1040 or indicates farming as
the primary business activity under Schedule C, K, or S, or any other applicable report to
the United States Internal Revenue Service.

(m) "Lender agreement" means an agreement entered into between the commissioner
and a local lender which contains terms and conditions of participation in the program.

(n) "Local government unit" means a county, soil and water conservation district,
or an organization formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 471.59 with
the authority to participate in the program.

(o) "Local lender" means a local government unit as defined in paragraph (n), a state
or federally chartered bank, a savings association, a state or federal credit union, Agribank
and its affiliated organizations, or a nonprofit economic development organization or other
financial lending institution approved by the commissioner.

(p) "Local revolving loan account" means the account held by a local government unit
and a local lender into which principal repayments from borrowers are deposited and new
loans are issued in accordance with the requirements of the program and lender agreements.

(q) "Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in section 103F.711, subdivision 6.

(r) "Program" means the agriculture best management practices loan program
in this section.

(s) "Project" means one or more components or activities located within Minnesota
that are required by the local government unit to be implemented for satisfactory
completion of an eligible best management practice.

(t) "Rural landowner" means the owner of record of Minnesota real estate located
in an area determined by the local government unit to be rural after consideration of
local land use patterns, zoning regulations, jurisdictional boundaries, local community
definitions, historical uses, and other pertinent local factors.

(u) "Water-quality cooperative" has the meaning given in section 115.58, paragraph
(d), except as expressly limited in this section.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 17.117, subdivision 11a, is amended to read:


Subd. 11a.

Eligible projects.

(a) All projects that remediate or mitigate adverse
environmental impacts are eligible if:

(1) the project is eligible under the an allocation agreement and funding sources
designated by the local government unit to finance the project; and.

(2) (b) A manure management projects remediate project is eligible if the project
remediates or mitigate mitigates impacts from facilities with less than 1,000 animal units
as defined in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7020, and otherwise meets the requirements of
this section.

(c) A drinking water project is eligible if the project:

(1) remediates the adverse environmental impacts or presence of contaminants in
private well water;

(2) implements best management practices to achieve drinking water standards; and

(3) otherwise meets the requirements of this section.

Sec. 5.

[17.119] TRACTOR ROLLOVER PROTECTION PILOT GRANT
PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Grants; eligibility.

(a) The commissioner must award cost-share
grants to Minnesota farmers who retrofit eligible tractors and Minnesota schools that
retrofit eligible tractors with eligible rollover protective structures. Grants are limited to
70 percent of the farmer's or school's documented cost to purchase, ship, and install an
eligible rollover protective structure. The commissioner must increase the grant award
amount over the 70 percent grant limitation requirement if necessary to limit a farmer's or
school's cost per tractor to no more than $500.

(b) A rollover protective structure is eligible if it meets or exceeds SAE International
standard J2194.

(c) A tractor is eligible if the tractor was built before 1987.

Subd. 2.

Promotion; administration.

The commissioner may spend up to 20
percent of total program dollars each fiscal year to promote and administer the program to
Minnesota farmers and schools.

Subd. 3.

Nonstate sources; appropriation.

The commissioner must accept
contributions from nonstate sources to supplement state appropriations for this program.
Contributions received under this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner for
purposes of this section.

Subd. 4.

Expiration.

This section expires on June 30, 2019.

Sec. 6.

[17.1195] POLLINATOR INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The commissioner may award a pollinator
investment grant to a person who implements best management practices to protect wild
and managed insect pollinators in this state equal to ten percent of the first $100,000 of
qualifying expenditures, provided the person makes qualifying expenditures of at least
$25,000. The commissioner may award multiple pollinator investment grants to a person
over the life of the program as long as the cumulative amount does not exceed $30,000.

Subd. 2.

Definition.

For the purposes of this section, "qualified expenditures"
means the amount spent for:

(1) in conventional farming systems, planting neonicotinoid-free seeds,
implementing integrated pest management practices, and not using a pesticide class
labeled by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as toxic to bees; or

(2) creating new pollinator habitat, and not using a pesticide class labeled by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency as toxic to bees; by:

(i) seeding native flowering plants as prairie strips within productive cropland to
provide forage for pollinators;

(ii) renovating a pasture system by overseeding a pasture with high-diversity native
forb or native or non-native legume mixtures;

(iii) interseeding legumes, brassicas, buckwheat, or other pollinator forage plants
with corn or soybean, or planting these as cover crops before or after corn or soybean;

(iv) planting or seeding riparian and wetland areas and vegetative buffer strips with
native perennial cover that provides forage for pollinators;

(v) planting a native hedgerow; or

(vi) increasing plant diversity in nonproductive areas by adding native flowering
forbs, trees, or shrubs, or by introducing pollinator-friendly plant species into existing
strands of grasses.

Subd. 3.

Eligibility.

(a) To be eligible for a pollinator investment grant, a person
must:

(1) be a resident of Minnesota or an entity specifically defined in section 500.24,
subdivision 2, that is eligible to own farmland and operate a farm in this state under
section 500.24;

(2) be the principal operator of the farm; and

(3) apply to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner, including a
statement of the qualifying expenditures made during the qualifying period along with any
proof or other documentation the commissioner may require.

(b) The $10,000 maximum grant applies at the entity level for partnerships, S
corporations, C corporations, trusts, and estates as well as at the individual level. In the
case of married individuals, the grant is limited to $10,000 for a married couple.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Activities authorized.

For the purposes of this program, the commissioner
may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include,
but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant
program under section 17.118, bioenergy awards made by the NextGen Energy Board
under section 41A.105, cost-share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps, and
financial assistance to support other rural economic infrastructure activities.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Duties; grants.

The agriculture research, education, extension, and
technology transfer grant program is created. The purpose of the grant program is to
provide investments that will most efficiently achieve long-term agricultural productivity
increases through improved infrastructure, vision, and accountability. The scope and
intent of the grants, to the extent possible, shall provide for a long-term base funding
that allows the research grantee to continue the functions of the research, education, and
extension, and technology transfer efforts to a practical conclusion. Priority for grants
shall be given to human infrastructure. The commissioner shall provide grants for:

(1) agricultural research, extension, and technology transfer needs and recipients
including agricultural research and extension at the University of Minnesota, research and
outreach centers, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, the
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Extension Service,
the University of Minnesota Veterinary School, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
the Stakman-Borlaug Center, and the Minnesota Agriculture Fertilizer Research and
Education Council;

(2) agriculture rapid response for plant and animal diseases and pests; and

(3) agricultural education including but not limited to the Minnesota Agriculture
Education Leadership Council, farm business management, mentoring programs, graduate
debt forgiveness, and high school programs.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.14, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Advisory panel.

(a) In awarding grants under this section, the
commissioner and a representative of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural
Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota must consult with an advisory panel
consisting of the following stakeholders:

(1) a representative of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource
Sciences at the University of Minnesota;

(2) a representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system;

(3) (2) a representative of the Minnesota Farm Bureau;

(4) (3) a representative of the Minnesota Farmers Union;

(5) (4) a person representing agriculture industry statewide;

(6) (5) a representative of each of the state commodity councils organized under
section 17.54 and the Minnesota Pork Board;

(7) (6) a person representing an association of primary manufacturers of forest
products;

(8) (7) a person representing organic or sustainable agriculture; and

(9) (8) a person representing statewide environment and natural resource
conservation organizations.

(b) Members under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3) and (5), shall be chosen by their
respective organizations.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 2a.

Biobased content.

"Biobased content" means a chemical, polymer,
monomer, or plastic that is not sold primarily for use as food, feed, or fuel and that has a
biobased percentage of at least 51 percent as determined by testing representative samples
using American Society for Testing and Materials specification D6866.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 2b.

Biobased formulated product.

"Biobased formulated product" means
a product that is not sold primarily for use as food, feed, or fuel and that has a biobased
content percentage of at least ten percent as determined by testing representative samples
using American Society for Testing and Materials specification D6866, or that contains
a biobased chemical constituent that displaces a known hazardous or toxic constituent
previously used in the product formulation.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 2c.

Biobutanol.

"Biobutanol" means fermentation isobutyl alcohol that is
derived from agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and
sugar beets; forest products; or other renewable resources, including residue and waste
generated from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest
products, and other renewable resources.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 2d.

Biobutanol facility.

"Biobutanol facility" means a facility at which
biobutanol is produced.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 9a.

Quarterly.

"Quarterly" means any of the following three-month intervals
in a calendar year: January through March, April through June, July through September,
or October through December.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.15, subdivision 10, is
amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Renewable chemical.

"Renewable chemical" means a chemical with
biobased content as defined in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.16, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Eligibility.

(a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must
source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or
less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius.
Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The
facility must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June
30, 2025, and must not begin operating above 95,000 23,750 MMbtu of annual quarterly
biofuel production before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and
facilities that are adding advanced biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing
capacity, as well as new companies and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol
and conventional biodiesel is not eligible. Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must
produce at least 95,000 23,750 MMbtu a year of biofuel quarterly.

(b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after
June 30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).

(c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's
eligibility for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different
location.

(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under this section until the producer resumes production.

(e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under
section 41A.17, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received
under section 41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.

(f) Biobutanol is eligible under this section.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.17, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Eligibility.

(a) A facility eligible for payment under this program
must source at least 80 percent biobased content, as defined in section 41A.105,
subdivision 1a, clause (1), from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the
state border, biobased content must be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Biobased
content must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility must
be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and
must not begin production of 3,000,000 750,000 pounds of chemicals annually quarterly
before January 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are
adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and
facilities. Eligible renewable chemical facilities must produce at least 3,000,000 750,000
pounds per year of renewable chemicals quarterly. Renewable chemicals produced
through processes that are fully commercial before January 1, 2000, are not eligible.

(b) No payments shall be made for renewable chemical production that occurs after
June 30, 2035, for those eligible renewable chemical producers under paragraph (a).

(c) An eligible producer of renewable chemicals shall not transfer the producer's
eligibility for payments under this section to a renewable chemical facility at a different
location.

(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under this section until the producer resumes production.

(e) Advanced biofuel production for which payment has been received under section
41A.16, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under
section 41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.17, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Payment amounts; bonus; limits.

(a) The commissioner shall make
payments to eligible producers of renewable chemicals located in the state. The amount of
the payment for each producer's annual production is $0.03 per pound of sugar-derived
renewable chemical, $0.03 per pound of cellulosic sugar, and $0.06 per pound of
cellulosic-derived renewable chemical produced at a specific location for ten years after
the start of production.

(b) An eligible facility producing renewable chemicals using agricultural cellulosic
biomass is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu pound produced from
agricultural biomass that is derived from perennial crop or cover crop biomass.

(c) Total payments under this section to an eligible renewable chemical producer in
a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 99,999,999 pounds of renewable
chemical production. Total payments under this section to all eligible renewable chemical
producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 599,999,999 pounds of
renewable chemical production. The commissioner shall award payments on a first-come,
first-served basis within the limits of available funding.

(d) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
than one renewable chemical production facility is considered a single eligible producer.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 41A.18, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Eligibility.

(a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must
source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or
less from the state border, raw materials should be sourced from within a 100-mile radius.
Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources. The facility must be located
in Minnesota, must have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and
must not begin before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and
facilities that are adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as
new companies and facilities. Eligible biomass thermal production facilities must produce
at least 1,000 250 MMbtu per year of biomass thermal quarterly.

(b) No payments shall be made for biomass thermal production that occurs after June
30, 2035, for those eligible biomass thermal producers under paragraph (a).

(c) An eligible producer of biomass thermal production shall not transfer the
producer's eligibility for payments under this section to a biomass thermal production
facility at a different location.

(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under this section until the producer resumes production.

(e) Biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 41A.16,
and renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section
41A.17, are not eligible for payment under this section.

Sec. 20.

[41A.20] SIDING PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in
this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(c) "Forest resources" means raw wood logs and material primarily made up of
cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin, or a combination of those ingredients.

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

(a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must
source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles
or less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile
radius. Raw materials must be from forest resources. The facility must be located in
Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and must not
begin operating before July 1, 2017. Eligible facilities include existing companies and
facilities that are adding siding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as
well as new companies and facilities. Eligible siding production facilities must produce at
least 200,000,000 siding square feet on a 3/8 inch nominal basis of siding each year.

(b) No payments shall be made for siding production that occurs after June 30, 2035,
for those eligible producers under paragraph (a).

(c) An eligible producer of siding shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for
payments under this section to a facility at a different location.

(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under this section until the producer resumes production.

Subd. 3.

Payment amounts; limits.

(a) The commissioner shall make payments
to eligible producers of siding. The amount of the payment for each eligible producer's
annual production is $7.50 per 1,000 siding square feet on a 3/8 inch nominal basis of
siding produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.

(b) Total payments under this section to an eligible siding producer in a fiscal year
may not exceed the amount necessary for 400,000,000 siding square feet on a 3/8 inch
nominal basis of siding produced. Total payments under this section to all eligible siding
producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 400,000,000 siding
square feet on a 3/8 inch nominal basis of siding produced. The commissioner shall award
payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits of available funding.

(c) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
than one siding facility is considered a single eligible producer.

Subd. 4.

Forest resources requirements.

Forest resources that come from land
parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council,
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm System. Uncertified land from
parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested by a logger who has
completed training from the Minnesota logger education program or the equivalent, and
have a forest stewardship plan.

Subd. 5.

Claims.

(a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each
eligible siding producer shall file a claim for payment for siding production during the
preceding three calendar months. An eligible siding producer that files a claim under this
subdivision shall include a statement of the eligible producer's total board feet of siding
produced during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total
board feet of siding filed under this subdivision, the board feet of siding produced must
be examined by a certified public accounting firm with a valid permit to practice under
chapter 326A, in accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15,
and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed.

Subd. 6.

Appropriation.

A sum sufficient to make the payments required by this
section, not to exceed $3,000,000 in a fiscal year, is annually appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

When prepared.

Where there is potential for significant environmental
effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action shall be preceded by a
detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit.
The environmental impact statement shall be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic
document which describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant
environmental impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and
their impacts, and explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an
action could be mitigated. The environmental impact statement shall also analyze those
economic, employment, and sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action
be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making process, the environmental
impact statement shall be prepared as early as practical in the formulation of an action.

(a) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental
impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be prepared
as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this
section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet shall not be required for the
expansion of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph
(b), or the conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a
biobutanol facility as defined in section 41A.105 41A.15, subdivision 1a 2d, based on
the capacity of the expanded or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be
required if the ethanol plant or biobutanol facility meets or exceeds thresholds of other
categories of actions for which environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared.
The responsible governmental unit for an ethanol plant or biobutanol facility project for
which an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared shall be the state agency with
the greatest responsibility for supervising or approving the project as a whole.

A mandatory environmental impact statement shall not be required for a facility
or plant located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that produces less than
125,000,000 gallons of ethanol, biobutanol, or cellulosic biofuel annually, or produces less
than 400,000 tons of chemicals annually, if the facility or plant is: an ethanol plant, as
defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a biobutanol facility, as defined
in section 41A.105 41A.15, subdivision 1a, clause (1) 2d; or a cellulosic biofuel facility.
A facility or plant that only uses a cellulosic feedstock to produce chemical products for
use by another facility as a feedstock shall not be considered a fuel conversion facility as
used in rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the
completion of an environmental assessment worksheet by publishing the notice in at least
one newspaper of general circulation in the geographic area where the project is proposed,
by posting the notice on a Web site that has been designated as the official publication site
for publication of proceedings, public notices, and summaries of a political subdivision in
which the project is proposed, or in any other manner determined by the board and shall
provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board and its member
agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted
to the responsible governmental unit during a 30-day period following publication of the
notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible
governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact statement shall be
based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments received during the
comment period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of the comment period.
The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon
the request of the responsible governmental unit.

(c) An environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed
action whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 100
individuals who reside or own property in the state, submitted before the proposed
project has received final approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates
that, because of the nature or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for
significant environmental effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental
assessment worksheet shall be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall
determine the appropriate responsible governmental unit and forward the petition to it.
A decision on the need for an environmental assessment worksheet shall be made by
the responsible governmental unit within 15 days after the petition is received by the
responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not
more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible governmental unit.

(d) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part
4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental
review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:

(1) the proposed action is:

(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or

(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative
capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;

(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by
the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution
Control Agency feedlot rules; and

(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business
days prior to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the
animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with
regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in
addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.

(e) The board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation
of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected
by the board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been
specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.

(f) An early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the environmental
impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because of the nature or location
of the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process
shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the statement as well
as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition,
the permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified during the
scoping process. Further, the process shall identify those permits for which information
will be developed concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board
shall provide in its rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The
determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the order requiring the
preparation of an environmental impact statement.

(g) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid
duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review
and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical,
information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits
or other actions required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction
with the preparation of an environmental impact statement. When an environmental
impact statement is prepared for a project requiring multiple permits for which two or
more agencies' decision processes include either mandatory or discretionary hearings
before a hearing officer prior to the agencies' decision on the permit, the agencies
may, notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, conduct the hearings in a single
consolidated hearing process if requested by the proposer. All agencies having jurisdiction
over a permit that is included in the consolidated hearing shall participate. The responsible
governmental unit shall establish appropriate procedures for the consolidated hearing
process, including procedures to ensure that the consolidated hearing process is consistent
with the applicable requirements for each permit regarding the rights and duties of parties to
the hearing, and shall utilize the earliest applicable hearing procedure to initiate the hearing.

(h) An environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy
determined within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by
consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental
unit shall determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60
days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared,
the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an
environmental impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental
unit shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.

(i) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the
responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under
this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and
adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact
statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental
unit shall identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information
used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact
statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed,
and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for
the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and
determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.

Sec. 22.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Agriculture, Bioenergy, and
Bioproduct Advancement

 14,993,000
19,010,000

$4,483,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the
second year are for transfer to the agriculture
research, education, extension, and
technology transfer account under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3. The
transfer in this paragraph includes money
for plant breeders at the University of
Minnesota for cultivated wild rice, potatoes,
and grapes. Of the amount appropriated in
this paragraph, at least $450,000 the second
year is for transfer to the Board of Regents
of the University of Minnesota for the
cultivated wild rice breeding project at the
North Central Research and Outreach Center
to include a tenure track/research associate
plant breeder. Of the amount appropriated
in this paragraph, at least $350,000 the
second year is for transfer to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota
for potato breeding. Of these amounts, at
least $600,000 each year is for agriculture
rapid response the Minnesota Agricultural
Experiment Station's agriculture rapid
response fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (2). Of
the amount appropriated in this paragraph,
$1,000,000 each year is for transfer to
the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for research to determine (1) what
is causing avian influenza, (2) why some
fowl are more susceptible, and (3) prevention
measures that can be taken. Of the amount
appropriated in this paragraph, $2,000,000
each year is for grants to the Minnesota
Agriculture Education Leadership Council
to enhance agricultural education with
priority given to Farm Business Management
challenge grants. The commissioner shall
transfer the remaining grant funds in this
appropriation each year to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (1), and subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14,
subdivision 2.

To the extent practicable, funds expended
under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14,
subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must
supplement and not supplant existing sources
and levels of funding. The commissioner may
use up to 4.5 percent of this appropriation
for costs incurred to administer the program.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before June
30, 2017, for agricultural growth, research,
and innovation grants are available until June
30, 2019.

$10,235,000 the first year and $10,235,000
the second year are for the agricultural
growth, research, and innovation program
in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. No
later than February 1, 2016, and February
1, 2017, the commissioner must report to
the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture policy and finance regarding
the commissioner's accomplishments
and anticipated accomplishments in
the following areas: facilitating the
start-up, modernization, or expansion of
livestock operations including beginning
and transitioning livestock operations;
developing new markets for Minnesota
farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables,
meat, grain, and dairy for Minnesota school
children; assisting value-added agricultural
businesses to begin or expand, access new
markets, or diversify products; developing
urban agriculture; facilitating the start-up,
modernization, or expansion of other
beginning and transitioning farms including
loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.056; sustainable agriculture on farm
research and demonstration; development or
expansion of food hubs and other alternative
community-based food distribution systems;
and research on bioenergy, biobased content,
or biobased formulated products and other
renewable energy development. The
commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent
of this appropriation for costs incurred to
administer the program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered
under contract on or before June 30, 2017, for
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
grants are available until June 30, 2019.

The commissioner may use funds
appropriated for the agricultural growth,
research, and innovation program as provided
in this paragraph. The commissioner may
award grants to owners of Minnesota
facilities producing bioenergy, biobased
content, or a biobased formulated product;
to organizations that provide for on-station,
on-farm field scale research and outreach to
develop and test the agronomic and economic
requirements of diverse strands of prairie
plants and other perennials for bioenergy
systems; or to certain nongovernmental
entities. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels
derived from cellulosic material, as well as
the generation of energy for commercial heat,
industrial process heat, or electrical power
from cellulosic materials via gasification or
other processes. Grants are limited to 50
percent of the cost of research, technical
assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy,
biobased content, or biobased formulated
product production or $500,000, whichever
is less. Grants to nongovernmental entities
for the development of business plans and
structures related to community ownership
of eligible bioenergy facilities together may
not exceed $150,000. The commissioner
shall make a good-faith effort to select
projects that have merit and, when taken
together, represent a variety of bioenergy
technologies, biomass feedstocks, and
geographic regions of the state. Projects
must have a qualified engineer provide
certification on the technology and fuel
source. Grantees must provide reports at the
request of the commissioner.

Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program in this subdivision, $1,000,000 the
first year and $1,000,000 the second year
are for distribution in equal amounts to each
of the state's county fairs to preserve and
promote Minnesota agriculture.

Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program in this subdivision, $500,000 in
fiscal year 2016 and $1,500,000 in fiscal
year 2017 are for incentive payments
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16,
41A.17, and 41A.18. If the appropriation
exceeds the total amount for which all
producers are eligible in a fiscal year, the
balance of the appropriation is available
to the commissioner for the agricultural
growth, research, and innovation program.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the first year appropriation
is available until June 30, 2017, and the
second year appropriation is available until
June 30, 2018. The commissioner may use
up to 4.5 percent of the appropriation for
administration of the incentive payment
programs.

Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program in this subdivision, $250,000
the first year is for grants to communities
to develop or expand food hubs and
other alternative community-based food
distribution systems. Of this amount,
$50,000 is for the commissioner to consult
with existing food hubs, alternative
community-based food distribution systems,
and University of Minnesota Extension
to identify best practices for use by other
Minnesota communities. No later than
December 15, 2015, the commissioner must
report to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture and health
regarding the status of emerging alternative
community-based food distribution systems
in the state along with recommendations
to eliminate any barriers to success. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year. This is a onetime appropriation.

$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for grants that enable
retail petroleum dispensers to dispense
biofuels to the public in accordance with the
biofuel replacement goals established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A
retail petroleum dispenser selling petroleum
for use in spark ignition engines for vehicle
model years after 2000 is eligible for grant
money under this paragraph if the retail
petroleum dispenser has no more than 15
retail petroleum dispensing sites and each
site is located in Minnesota. The grant
money received under this paragraph must
be used for the installation of appropriate
technology that uses fuel dispensing
equipment appropriate for at least one fuel
dispensing site to dispense gasoline that is
blended with 15 percent of agriculturally
derived, denatured ethanol, by volume, and
appropriate technical assistance related to
the installation. A grant award must not
exceed 85 percent of the cost of the technical
assistance and appropriate technology,
including remetering of and retrofits for
retail petroleum dispensers and replacement
of petroleum dispenser projects. The
commissioner may use up to $35,000 of this
appropriation for administrative expenses.
The commissioner shall cooperate with
biofuel stakeholders in the implementation
of the grant program. The commissioner
must report to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and
finance by February 1 each year, detailing
the number of grants awarded under this
paragraph and the projected effect of the grant
program on meeting the biofuel replacement
goals under Minnesota Statutes, section
239.7911. These are onetime appropriations.

$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
year are for grants to the Southern Minnesota
Initiative Foundation to promote local foods
through an annual event that raises public
awareness of local foods and connects local
food producers and processors with potential
buyers.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 23.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 5, is amended to
read:


Sec. 5. AVIAN INFLUENZA RESPONSE ACTIVITIES; APPROPRIATIONS
AND TRANSFERS.

(a) $3,619,000 $619,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to
the commissioner of agriculture for avian influenza emergency response activities. The
commissioner may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary
euthanasia and composting equipment and to reimburse costs incurred by local units of
government directly related to avian influenza emergency response activities that are not
eligible for federal reimbursement. This appropriation is available the day following final
enactment until June 30, 2017.

(b) $1,853,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
Board of Animal Health for avian influenza emergency response activities. The Board
may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary euthanasia and
composting equipment and to retain trained staff. This appropriation is available the day
following final enactment until June 30, 2017.

(c) $103,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
commissioner of health for avian influenza emergency response activities. This
appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.

(d) $350,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
commissioner of natural resources for sampling wild animals to detect and monitor the
avian influenza virus. This appropriation may also be used to conduct serology sampling,
in consultation with the Board of Animal Health and the University of Minnesota Pomeroy
Chair in Avian Health, from birds within a control zone and outside of a control zone.
This appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.

(e) $544,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
commissioner of public safety to operate the State Emergency Operation Center in
coordination with the statewide avian influenza response activities. Appropriations
under this paragraph may also be used to support a staff person at the state's agricultural
incident command post in Willmar. This appropriation is available the day following final
enactment until June 30, 2017.

(f) The commissioner of management and budget may transfer unexpended balances
from the appropriations in this section to any state agency for operating expenses related
to avian influenza emergency response activities. The commissioner of management and
budget must report each transfer to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate
Committee on Finance and the house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means.

(g) In addition to the transfers required under Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1,
section 17, no later than September 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and
budget must transfer $4,400,000 from the fiscal year 2015 closing balance in the general
fund to the disaster assistance contingency account in Minnesota Statutes, section 12.221,
subdivision 6. This amount is available for avian influenza emergency response activities
as provided in Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1, section 18.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 4

NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, or appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for
each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition
to the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second
year" is fiscal year 2017. Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 are effective the day
following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. NATURAL RESOURCES

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		2,269,000
 		$
 		14,885,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 		2017
General
 		1,599,000
 		12,386,000
Natural Resources
 		-0-
 		2,320,000
Game and Fish
 		670,000
 		110,000
Permanent School
 		-0-
 		69,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Lands and Minerals Management

-0-
 		500,000

$500,000 the second year is for transfer to
the school trust lands director to initiate the
private sale of surplus school trust lands
identified according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 92.82, paragraph (d), including, but
not limited to, valuation expenses, legal
fees, and transactional staff costs. This
appropriation must not be used to extinguish
school trust interests in school trust lands.
This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 3.

Ecological and Water Resources

-0-
 		1,637,000

$187,000 the second year is for a grant to the
Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed
District to match equal funds from the North
Dakota State Water Commission and North
Dakota water boards to conduct hydraulic
modeling of alternative floodway options
for the reach including and upstream and
downstream of the Minnesota and North
Dakota agricultural levies in the vicinity
of Oslo, Minnesota. The modeling must
include evaluating removal of floodway
flow obstructions, channel obstructions,
transportation access, and equalization of
agricultural levy protection. The project must
be conducted in partnership with the border
township association group representing four
Minnesota townships and the city of Oslo
and the three adjacent townships in North
Dakota. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2018.

$1,200,000 the second year is for an impact
study of irrigation on the Pineland Sands
aquifer. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2019.

$250,000 the second year is for maintenance
of the Little Stone Lake Dam. St. Louis
County shall transfer to the state of Minnesota
maintenance and control of the Little Stone
Lake Dam that is described as: DAM ID
MN00373. This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 4.

Forest Management

-0-
 		3,100,000

$600,000 the second year is for a pilot
program to increase forest road maintenance.
The commissioner shall use the money to
perform needed maintenance on forest roads
in conjunction with timber sales. Optional
forest road maintenance contracts may be
offered to successful purchasers of state
timber sales at the commissioner's discretion.
This is a onetime appropriation.

$2,500,000 the second year is for private
forest management assistance. The agency
base is increased by $2,028,000 in fiscal year
2018 and thereafter.

Subd. 5.

Parks and Trails Management

-0-
 		5,668,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 		2017
General
 		-0-
 		3,279,000
Natural Resources
 		-0-
 		2,320,000
Permanent School
 		-0-
 		69,000

$3,000,000 the second year is a onetime
appropriation.

$2,300,000 the second year is from the state
parks account in the natural resources fund.
Of this amount, $1,300,000 is onetime. In
fiscal year 2017, the level of service and
hours at all state parks and recreation areas
must be maintained at fiscal year 2015 levels.

$20,000 the second year is from the natural
resources fund to design and erect signs
marking the David K. Dill trail designated in
this act. Of this amount, $10,000 is from the
snowmobile trails and enforcement account
and $10,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle
account. This is a onetime appropriation.

$69,000 the second year is from the state
forest suspense account in the permanent
school fund for the improvement of the
infrastructure for sanitary sewer service at the
Woodenfrog Campground in Kabetogama
State Forest. This is a onetime appropriation.

$250,000 the second year is for a grant to
Douglas County to acquire land, including a
ski area, for use as a regional park. The grant
must be matched by other state or nonstate
sources. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2019.

$29,000 the second year is for computer
programming related to the transfer-on-death
title changes for watercraft. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Subd. 6.

Fish and Wildlife Management

-0-
 		50,000

$50,000 the second year is from the game
and fish fund for fish virus surveillance,
including fish testing in high-risk waters used
for bait production, to ensure the availability
of safe bait. This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 7.

Enforcement

670,000
 		-0-

$670,000 the first year is from the game and
fish fund for aviation services. This is a
onetime appropriation.

Subd. 8.

Operations Support

1,599,000
 		3,930,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 		2017
General
 		1,599,000
 		3,870,000
Game and Fish
 		-0-
 		60,000

$1,599,000 the first year and $2,370,000 the
second year are for legal costs related to the
NorthMet mining project. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

$1,500,000 the second year is for a grant to
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
to construct a new dormitory, renovate an old
dormitory, construct a maintenance building,
and construct a small classroom building
with parking. The grant is not available
until the commissioner of management
and budget determines that an amount
sufficient to complete the project is available
from nonstate sources. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

$60,000 the second year is from the
heritage enhancement account for the
department's Southeast Asian unit to
conduct outreach efforts to the Southeast
Asian community in Minnesota, including
outreach efforts to refugees from Burma, to
encourage participation in outdoor education
opportunities and activities. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

License required; exception exemptions.

(a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b) this subdivision, a person may not harvest, buy, sell, transport, or possess
aquatic plants without a license required under this chapter. A license shall be issued in
the same manner as provided under the game and fish laws.

(b) A resident under the age of 18 years may harvest wild rice without a license, if
accompanied by a person with a wild rice license.

(c) Tribal band members who possess a valid tribal identification card may harvest
wild rice without a license under this section.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.798, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Exemptions.

Registration is not required for an off-road vehicle that is:

(1) owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state,
another state, or a political subdivision; or

(2) registered in another state or country and has not been in this state for more than
30 consecutive days; or

(3) operated with a valid state trail pass according to section 84.8035.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.8035, is amended to read:


84.8035 NONRESIDENT OFF-ROAD VEHICLE STATE TRAIL PASS.

Subdivision 1.

Pass required; fee.

(a) Except as provided under paragraph (c), a
nonresident person may not operate an off-road vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid off-road
vehicle trail or use area unless the vehicle displays a nonresident an off-road vehicle state
trail pass sticker issued according to this section. The pass must be viewable by a peace
officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated under section 84.0835.

(b) The fee for an annual pass is $20. The pass is valid from January 1 through
December 31. The fee for a three-year pass is $30. The commissioner of natural resources
shall issue a pass upon application and payment of the fee. Fees collected under this
section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the off-road vehicle account in the natural resources fund and,
except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner
under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and
municipalities for off-road vehicle organizations to construct and maintain off-road
vehicle trails and use areas.

(c) A nonresident An off-road vehicle state trail pass is not required for:

(1) an off-road vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state,
or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 84.798,
subdivision 2;

(2) a person operating an off-road vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned
by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or

(3) a nonresident person operating an off-road vehicle that is registered according
to section 84.798.

(d) The fee for an annual nonresident off-road vehicle state trail pass is $20. The
nonresident pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. The fee for a nonresident
three-year pass is $30.

(e) The fee for a resident off-road vehicle state trail pass is $20. The resident pass is
valid for 30 consecutive days after the date of issuance.

Subd. 2.

License agents.

The commissioner may appoint agents to issue and
sell nonresident off-road vehicle state trail passes. The commissioner may revoke the
appointment of an agent at any time. The commissioner may adopt additional rules as
provided in section 97A.485, subdivision 11. An agent shall observe all rules adopted
by the commissioner for accounting and handling of passes pursuant to section 97A.485,
subdivision 11. An agent shall promptly deposit and remit all money received from the
sale of the passes, exclusive of the issuing fee, to the commissioner.

Subd. 3.

Issuance of passes.

The commissioner and agents shall issue and sell
nonresident off-road vehicle state trail passes. The commissioner shall also make the
passes available through the electronic licensing system established under section 84.027,
subdivision 15.

Subd. 4.

Agent's fee.

In addition to the fee for a pass, an issuing fee of $1 per pass
shall be charged. The issuing fee may be retained by the seller of the pass. Issuing fees for
passes issued by the commissioner shall be deposited in the off-road vehicle account in the
natural resources fund and retained for the operation of the electronic licensing system.

Subd. 5.

Duplicate passes.

The commissioner and agents shall issue a duplicate
pass to persons whose pass is lost or destroyed using the process established under section
97A.405, subdivision 3, and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate nonresident
off-road vehicle state trail pass is $4, with an issuing fee of 50 cents.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Arrowhead Region Trails, Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine, Carlton,
Koochiching, and Itasca Counties.

(a)(1) The Taconite Trail shall originate at Ely in St.
Louis County and extend southwesterly to Tower in St. Louis County, thence westerly to
McCarthy Beach State Park in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly to Grand Rapids in
Itasca County and there terminate;

(2) the C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County
and extend northeasterly to Two Harbors in Lake County, thence northeasterly to Grand
Marais in Cook County, thence northeasterly to the international boundary in the vicinity
of the north shore of Lake Superior, and there terminate;

(3) The Grand Marais to International Falls Trail shall originate in Grand Marais
in Cook County and extend northwesterly, outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area,
to Ely in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly along the route of the Taconite Trail to
Tower in St. Louis County, thence northwesterly through the Pelican Lake area in St.
Louis County to International Falls in Koochiching County, and there terminate the David
K. Dill/Arrowhead Trail shall originate at International Falls in Koochiching County and
extend southeasterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. Louis County, intersecting with
the Taconite Trail west of Tower; then the David K. Dill/Taconite Trail continues easterly
to Ely in St. Louis County; then the David K. Dill/Tomahawk Trail extends southeasterly,
outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to the area of Little Marais in Lake County and
there terminates at the intersection with the C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail; and

(4) the Matthew Lourey Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County and
extend southerly to Chengwatana State Forest in Pine County.

(b) The trails shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.

(c) In addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in lands
for the Arrowhead Region trails may be acquired by eminent domain. Before acquiring
any land or interest in land by eminent domain the commissioner of administration shall
obtain the approval of the governor. The governor shall consult with the Legislative
Advisory Commission before granting approval. Recommendations of the Legislative
Advisory Commission shall be advisory only. Failure or refusal of the commission to
make a recommendation shall be deemed a negative recommendation.

Sec. 7.

[86B.841] TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO WATERCRAFT.

Subdivision 1.

Titled as transfer-on-death.

A natural person who is the owner of a
watercraft may have the watercraft titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by including in
the application for the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries to
whom the watercraft must be transferred on death of the owner or the last survivor of joint
owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of secured parties.

Subd. 2.

Designation of beneficiary.

A watercraft is registered in transfer-on-death
form by designating on the certificate of title the name of the owner and the names
of joint owners with identification of rights of survivorship, followed by the words
"transfer-on-death to (name of beneficiary or beneficiaries)." The designation "TOD" may
be used instead of "transfer-on-death." A title in transfer-on-death form is not required
to be supported by consideration, and the certificate of title in which the designation
is made is not required to be delivered to the beneficiary or beneficiaries in order for
the designation to be effective.

Subd. 3.

Interest of beneficiary.

The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries
have no interest in the watercraft until the death of the owner or the last survivor of joint
owners with rights of survivorship. A beneficiary designation may be changed at any time
by the owner or by all joint owners with rights of survivorship, without the consent of the
beneficiary or beneficiaries, by filing an application for a new certificate of title.

Subd. 4.

Vesting of ownership in beneficiary.

Ownership of a watercraft titled in
transfer-on-death form vests in the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries on the death of
the owner or the last of the joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of
secured parties. The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive the owner
may apply for a new certificate of title to the watercraft upon submitting a certified death
record of the owner of the watercraft. If no transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries
survive the owner of a watercraft, the watercraft must be included in the probate estate
of the deceased owner. A transfer of a watercraft to a transfer-on-death beneficiary or
beneficiaries is not a testamentary transfer.

Subd. 5.

Rights of creditors.

(a) This section does not limit the rights of any
secured party or creditor of the owner of a watercraft against a transfer-on-death
beneficiary or beneficiaries.

(b) The state or a county agency with a claim or lien authorized by section 246.53,
256B.15, 261.04, or 270C.63, is a creditor for purposes of this subdivision. A claim
or lien under those sections continues to apply against the designated beneficiary or
beneficiaries after the transfer under this section if other assets of the deceased owner's
estate are insufficient to pay the amount of the claim. The claim or lien continues to apply
to the watercraft until the designated beneficiary sells or transfers it to a person against
whom the claim or lien does not apply and who did not have actual notice or knowledge
of the claim or lien.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 89.0385, is amended to read:


89.0385 FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST
CERTIFICATION.

(a) The commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for forest management,
forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands during each fiscal
year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to various
accounts according to this section.

(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities on
state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest
management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those costs
certified under section 16A.125. Transfers may occur quarterly, based on quarterly cost and
revenue reports, throughout the fiscal year, with final certification and reconciliation after
each fiscal year. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts credited to the account.

(c) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities
on nonstate lands managed under a good neighbor or joint powers agreement must be
transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest management
investment account in the natural resources fund. Transfers for costs incurred may occur
after projects or timber permits are finalized.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Expiration.

The committee expires June 30, 2016 2026.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 93.2236, is amended to read:


93.2236 MINERALS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

(a) The minerals management account is created as an account in the natural
resources fund. Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account. Money in
the account may be spent or distributed only as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).

(b) If the balance in the minerals management account exceeds $3,000,000 on March
31, June 30, September 30, or December 31, the amount exceeding $3,000,000 must
be distributed to the permanent school fund, the permanent university fund, and taxing
districts as provided in section 93.22, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). The amount distributed
to each fund must be in the same proportion as the total mineral lease revenue received
in the previous biennium from school trust lands, university lands, and lands held by the
state in trust for taxing districts.

(c) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the minerals management
account may be spent by the commissioner of natural resources for mineral resource
management and projects to enhance future mineral income and promote new mineral
resource opportunities.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Classes of land; definitions.

(a) The classes of public land that may be
involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:

(1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in
section 94.342, subdivision 1, except for:;

(i) school trust land as defined in section 92.025; and

(ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;

(2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in
section 94.342, subdivision 2; and

(3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by
a governmental subdivision of the state.

(b) "School trust land" has the meaning given in section 92.025.

(c) "University land" means land granted to the state by acts of Congress for
university purposes.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Valuation of land.

(a) In an exchange of Class 1 land for Class 2 or 3 land,
the value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources,
but the county board must approve the value determined for the Class 2 land, and the
governmental subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3
land. In an exchange of Class 2 land for Class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be
determined by the county board of the county in which the land lies, but the governmental
subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3 land.

(b) To determine the value of the land, the parties to the exchange may either (1)
cause the land to be appraised, utilize the valuation process provided under section
84.0272, subdivision 3, or obtain a market analysis from a qualified real estate broker or
(2) determine the value for each 40-acre tract or lot, or a portion thereof, using the most
current township or county assessment schedules for similar land types from the county
assessor of the county in which the lands are located. Merchantable timber value must
should be determined and considered in finalizing valuation of the lands.

(b) All (c) Except for school trust lands and university lands, the lands exchanged
under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of at least substantially equal value.
For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially equal value" has the meaning given
under section 94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). No payment is due either party if the
lands, other than school trust lands or university lands, are of substantially equal value but
are not of the same value.

(d) School trust lands and university lands exchanged under this section must be
exchanged only for lands of equal or greater value.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Reversionary interest; Mineral and water power rights and other
reservations.

(a) All deeds conveying land given in an expedited land exchange under
this section shall include a reverter that provides that title to the land automatically reverts
to the conveying governmental unit if:

(1) the receiving governmental unit sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers title of
the land within 40 years of the date of the deed conveying ownership; and

(2) there is no prior written approval for the transfer from the conveying
governmental unit. The authority for granting approval is the commissioner of natural
resources for former Class 1 land, the county board for former Class 2 land, and the
governing body for former Class 3 land.

(b) Class 1 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation provisions of section
94.343, subdivision 4. Class 2 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation
provisions of section 94.344, subdivision 4. County fee land given in exchange is subject
to the reservation provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (g).

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Personal possession.

(a) A person acting under a license or traveling from
an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either:
(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; (2) a
driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued under section 171.07, subdivision
19, that has a valid written designation of the proper lifetime license; or (2) (3) the proper
license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to the person
by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.

(b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person
must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the
proper license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; (2) a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card issued under section 171.07, subdivision 19,
that has a valid written designation of the proper lifetime license; or (2) (3) the proper
license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state
identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the
license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been
issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement
shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer,
the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest,
or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon
request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name
in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (a), clause (2), if the actual license has been
issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a copy of a license, or evidence showing the
issuance of a license, including the license identification number or stamp validation, does
not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights or privileges conferred by a license.

(d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee shall
be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial migratory
waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to the licensee
after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional fee that covers
the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey stamp may be
purchased for a fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing the pictorial stamp.
Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in
the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. The fees must be set in
an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the cost of producing and
mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14,
and section 14.386 does not apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2018, or on the date
the Department of Public Safety implements the Minnesota Licensing and Registration
System (MNLARS), whichever occurs first.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 8.

Nonresident members of National Guard.

A nonresident that is a
member of the state's National Guard may obtain a resident license to take fish or game.
This subdivision does not apply to the taking of moose or elk.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 19.

Resident lifetime game and fish license.

(a) The department shall
maintain in its records information transmitted electronically from the commissioner of
natural resources identifying each person to whom the commissioner has issued a resident
lifetime license under section 97A.473. The records transmitted from the Department of
Natural Resources must contain:

(1) the full name and date of birth as required for the driver's license or identification
card;

(2) the category of lifetime license issued under section 97A.473; and

(3) the Department of Natural Resources lifetime license number.

Records that are not matched to a driver's license or identification card record may
be deleted after seven years.

(b) After receiving information under paragraph (a) that a person has received
a lifetime license, the department shall include, on all drivers' licenses or Minnesota
identification cards subsequently issued to the person, a written designation that the person
has a lifetime license, the category of the lifetime license issued, and the Department of
Natural Resources lifetime license number.

(c) If a person who has received a lifetime license under section 97A.473 applies
for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card before that information has been
transmitted to the department, the department may accept a copy of the license issued
under section 97A.473 as proof of its issuance and shall then follow the procedures in
paragraph (b).

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2018, or on the date
the Department of Public Safety implements the Minnesota Licensing and Registration
System (MNLARS), whichever occurs first.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2000, chapter 486, section 4, as amended by Laws 2001, chapter 182,
section 2, is amended to read:


Sec. 4. [BOATHOUSE LEASES; SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE
PARK.]

(a) In 1965, United States Steel Corporation conveyed land to the state of Minnesota
that was included in the Soudan underground mine state park, with certain lands at Stuntz
Bay subject to leases outstanding for employee boathouse sites.

(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 85.011, 85.012, subdivision 1, and
86A.05, subdivision 2, upon the expiration of a boathouse lease described under paragraph
(a), the commissioner of natural resources shall offer a new lease to the party in possession
at the time of lease expiration, or, if there has been a miscellaneous lease issued by the
Department of Natural Resources due to expiration of a lease described under paragraph
(a), upon its expiration to the lessee. The new lease shall be issued under the terms and
conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 92.50, with the following limitations:

(1) the term of the lease shall be for the lifetime of the party being issued a renewed
lease and, if transferred, for the lifetime of the party to whom the lease is transferred;

(2) the new lease shall provide that the lease may be transferred only once and the
transfer must be to a person within the third degree of kindred or first cousin according to
civil law; and

(3) the commissioner shall limit the number of lessees per lease to no more than two
persons who have attained legal age; and

(4) the lease amount must not exceed 50 percent of the average market rate, based
on comparable private lease rates adjusted every five years.

At the time of the new lease, the commissioner may offer, and after agreement with the
leaseholder, lease equivalent alternative sites to the leaseholder.

(c) The commissioner shall not cancel a boathouse lease described under paragraphs
(a) and (b) except for noncompliance with the lease agreement.

(d) The commissioner must issue a written receipt to the lessee for each lease
payment.

(d) (e) By January 15, 2001, the commissioner of natural resources shall report to
the senate and house environment and natural resources policy and finance committees on
boathouse leases in state parks. The report shall include information on:

(1) the number of boathouse leases;

(2) the number of leases that have forfeited;

(3) the expiration dates of the leases;

(4) the historical significance of the boathouses;

(5) recommendations on the inclusion of the land described in paragraph (d) within
the park boundary; and

(6) any other relevant information on the leases.

(e) (f) The commissioner of natural resources shall contact U.S.X. Corporation and
local units of government regarding the inclusion of the following lands within Soudan
underground mine state park:

(1) all lands located South of Vermillion Lake shoreline in Section 13, Township
62 North, Range 15 West;

(2) all lands located South of Vermillion Lake shoreline in the S1/2-SE1/4 of Section
14, Township 62 North, Range 15 West;

(3) NE1/4-SE1/4 and E1/2-NE1/4 of Section 22, Township 62 North, Range 15 West;

(4) all lands located South of Vermillion Lake shoreline in Section 23, Township
62 North, Range 15 West;

(5) all of Section 24, Township 62 North, Range 15 West;

(6) all lands North of trunk highway No. 169 located in Section 25, Township
62 North, Range 15 West;

(7) all lands North of trunk highway No. 169 located in Section 26, Township
62 North, Range 15 West;

(8) NE1/4-SE1/4 and SE1/4-NE1/4 of Section 27, Township 62 North, Range 15
West; and

(9) NW1/4 of Section 19, Township 62 North, Range 14 West.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to monthly lease payments made on or after that date.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section 6, subdivision 5, as amended by
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Fish and Wildlife
Management

 -0-
 2,412,000

$3,000 in 2015 is from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for a report on aquatic plant management
permitting policies for the management
of narrow-leaved and hybrid cattail in a
range of basin types across the state. The
report shall be submitted to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources by December 15, 2014, and include
recommendations for any necessary changes
in statutes, rules, or permitting procedures.
This is a onetime appropriation.

$9,000 in 2015 is from the game and fish
fund for the commissioner, in consultation
with interested parties, agencies, and other
states, to develop a detailed restoration plan
to recover the historical native population of
bobwhite quail in Minnesota for its ecological
and recreational benefits to the citizens of the
state. The commissioner shall conduct public
meetings in developing the plan. No later
than January 15, 2015, the commissioner
must report on the plan's progress to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources policy
and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.

$2,000,000 in 2015 is from the game and
fish fund for shooting sports facility grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10.
The commissioner may spend up to $50,000
of this appropriation to administer the grant.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2017.

$400,000 in 2015 is from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for hunter and angler recruitment
and retention activities and grants to local
chapters of Let's Go Fishing of Minnesota
to provide community outreach to senior
citizens, youth, and veterans and for the costs
associated with establishing and recruiting
new chapters. The grants must be matched
with cash or in-kind contributions from
nonstate sources. Of this amount, $25,000
is for Asian Outdoor Heritage for youth
fishing recruitment efforts and outreach in
the metropolitan area. The commissioner
shall establish a grant application process
that includes a standard for ownership
of equipment purchased under the grant
program and contract requirements that
cover the disposition of purchased equipment
if the grantee no longer exists. Any
equipment purchased with state grant money
must be specified on the grant application
and approved by the commissioner. The
commissioner may spend up to three percent
of the appropriation to administer the grant.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2016 2017.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 3, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Parks and Trails Management

 74,064,000
 73,650,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 24,967,000
 24,427,000
Natural Resources
 46,831,000
 46,950,000
Game and Fish
 2,266,000
 2,273,000

$1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the
second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
enhancing public water access facilities.

$5,740,000 the first year and $5,740,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from the
revenue deposited in the natural resources
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).

$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for park and trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for the purposes of the grants.
This appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year. Up
to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may be
used to administer the grants.

$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000
the second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.

$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for the off-highway vehicle
grants-in-aid program. Of this amount,
$1,210,000 each year is from the all-terrain
vehicle account; and $150,000 each year is
from the off-highway motorcycle account.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.

$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
year are from the cross-country ski account
in the natural resources fund for grooming
and maintaining cross-country ski trails in
state parks, trails, and recreation areas.

$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the state land and
water conservation account (LAWCON)
in the natural resources fund for priorities
established by the commissioner for eligible
state projects and administrative and
planning activities consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.0264, and the federal
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.

$968,000 the first year and $968,000 the
second year are from the off-road vehicle
account in the natural resources fund. Of
this amount, $568,000 each year is for parks
and trails management for off-road vehicle
purposes; $325,000 each year is for the
off-road vehicle grant in aid program; and
$75,000 each year is for a new full-time
employee position or contract in northern
Minnesota to work in conjunction with the
Minnesota Four-Wheel Drive Association
to address off-road vehicle touring routes
and other issues related to off-road vehicle
activities. Of this appropriation, the $325,000
each year is onetime.

$65,000 the first year is from the water
recreation account in the natural resources
fund to cooperate with local units of
government in marking routes and
designating river accesses and campsites
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.

$190,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Virginia for the additional cost of
supporting a trail due to the rerouting of
U.S. Highway No. 53. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

$50,000 the first year is for development of
a master plan for the Mississippi Blufflands
Trail, including work on possible extensions
or connections to other state or regional
trails. This is a onetime appropriation that is
available until June 30, 2017.

$61,000 from the natural resources fund the
first year is for a grant to the city of East
Grand Forks for payment under a reciprocity
agreement for the Red River State Recreation
Area.

$500,000 the first year is for restoration or
replacement of a historic trestle bridge in
Blackduck. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

The base for parks and trails operations in
the natural resources fund in fiscal year 2018
and thereafter is $46,450,000.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 20.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 131, is amended
to read:


Sec. 131. SURPLUS STATE LAND SALES.

The school trust lands director shall identify, in consultation with the commissioner
of natural resources, at least $5,000,000 in state-owned lands suitable for sale or exchange
with school trust lands. The lands identified shall not be within a unit of the outdoor
recreation system under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, an administrative site, or trust
land. The commissioner shall sell or exchange at least $3,000,000 worth of lands identified
under this section by June 30, 2017. Land exchanged under this section may be exchanged
in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 94.3495. The value of the surplus land
exchanged shall serve as compensation to the permanent school fund as provided under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 18, paragraph (b). Notwithstanding the
restrictions on sale of riparian land and the public sale provisions under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner may offer the surplus land,
including land bordering public water, for public or private sale. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 94.16, subdivision 3, or any other law to the contrary, the
amount of the proceeds from the sale of lands that exceeds the actual expenses of selling
the lands must be deposited in the school trust lands account and used to extinguish the
school trust interest as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 92.83, on school trust
lands that have public water access sites or old growth forests located on them.

Sec. 21. APPROPRIATION REALLOCATION.

Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o), and
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 4, paragraph (b), the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board may allocate its share of the distribution of fiscal
years 2016 and 2017 funds under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3, to the
Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, Mississippi Gorge, Above the Falls, and Central Mississippi
Riverfront Regional Parks in accordance with the most recent priority rankings that the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has submitted to the Metropolitan Council. This
reallocation of funds is anticipated to result in $500,000 in federal funds to match extant
parks and trails fund appropriations.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 5

BROADBAND

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session
chapter 1, article 1, or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
each purpose. The figure "2017" used in this article means that the appropriations listed
under it are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		85,000,000

Border-To-Border Broadband
Development Program. (a) $85,000,000
in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated to
the commissioner of employment and
economic development for deposit in the
border-to-border broadband fund account
created under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.396, and may be used for the purposes
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.395. This is a onetime appropriation.

(b) Of the appropriation in paragraph (a),
the commissioner may include the following
activities related to measuring progress
toward the state's broadband goals established
in Minnesota Statutes, section 237.012,
as administrative costs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.395. Administrative
costs may include the following activities
related to measuring progress toward the
state's broadband goals established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 237.012:

(1) collecting broadband deployment data
from Minnesota providers, verifying its
accuracy through on-the-ground testing, and
creating state and county maps available
to the public showing the availability of
broadband service at various upload and
download speeds throughout Minnesota;

(2) analyzing the deployment data collected
to help inform future investments in
broadband infrastructure; and

(3) conducting business and residential
surveys that measure broadband adoption
and use in the state.

(c) Data provided by a broadband provider
under this paragraph is nonpublic data
under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02,
subdivision 9. Maps produced under this
paragraph are public data under Minnesota
Statutes, section 13.03.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116J.394, is amended to read:


116J.394 DEFINITIONS.

(a) For the purposes of sections 116J.394 to 116J.396, the following terms have
the meanings given them.

(b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.39,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

(c) "Broadband infrastructure" means networks of deployed telecommunications
equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other
advanced telecommunications services for end users.

(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
development.

(e) "Last-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that serves as the
final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-use customer's
on-premises telecommunications equipment.

(f) "Middle-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that links a
broadband service provider's core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.

(g) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, special
district or other political subdivision, or public corporation.

(h) "Underserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or
businesses lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet the state
broadband goals of ten to 20 at least 100 megabits per second download and five to ten
at least 20 megabits per second upload.

(i) "Unserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses
lack access to wire-line broadband service, as defined in section 116J.39 at speeds of at
least 25 megabits per second download and at least three megabits per second upload.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.396, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Expenditures.

Money in the account may be used only:

(1) for grant awards made under section 116J.395, including costs incurred by the
Department of Employment and Economic Development to administer that section not
to exceed three percent of any expenditures made from the border-to-border broadband
fund account;

(2) to supplement revenues raised by bonds sold by local units of government for
broadband infrastructure development; or

(3) to contract for the collection of broadband deployment data from providers and
the creation of maps showing the availability of broadband service.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 237.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Universal access and high-speed goal.

It is a state goal that as
soon as possible, but no later than 2015, all state residents and businesses have access to
high-speed broadband that provides minimum download speeds of ten to 20 megabits per
second and minimum upload speeds of five to ten megabits per second.:

(1) no later than 2022, all Minnesota businesses and homes have access to
high-speed broadband that provides minimum download speeds of at least 25 megabits
per second and minimum upload speeds of at least three megabits per second; and

(2) no later than 2026, all Minnesota businesses and homes have access to at least
one provider of broadband with download speeds of at least 100 megabits per second and
upload speeds of at least 20 megabits per second.

ARTICLE 6

EQUITY

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016,
or June 30, 2017, respectively.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. EQUITY APPROPRIATIONS

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		87,130,000

Subd. 2.

Department of Employment and
Economic Development

-0-
 		60,557,000

(a) $1,420,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
grants to the Neighborhood Development
Center for small business programs. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

Of this amount, $770,000 is for the small
business development program, including:

(1) $600,000 for training, lending, and
business services for aspiring business
owners, and expansion of services for
immigrants in suburban communities; and

(2) $170,000 is for Neighborhood
Development Center model outreach and
training activities in greater Minnesota.

Of this amount, $650,000 is for grants for the
small business incubator program, including:

(1) $400,000 for capital improvements to
existing small business incubators; and

(2) $250,000 for the creation of two
additional small business incubators.

(b) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
the Minnesota Initiative program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18.
Priority for loans made from this
appropriation shall be given to businesses
operated by women of color. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

(c) $5,550,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
a competitive grant program to provide
grants to organizations that provide support
services for individuals, such as job training,
employment preparation, internships,
assistance to fathers in supporting their
children, financial literacy, academic and
behavioral interventions for low-performing
students, and youth intervention. Grants
made under this section must focus on
low-income communities, young adults from
families with a history of intergenerational
poverty, and communities of color. All grant
recipients are subject to the requirements of
section 35. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

(d) $2,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
grants to YWCA organizations to provide job
training services and workforce development
programs and services, including job skills
training and counseling necessary to secure
a child development associate credential and
to develop a career path in early childhood
education. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

(e) $4,250,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
grant to EMERGE Community Development,
in collaboration with community partners, for
services targeting Minnesota communities
with the highest concentrations of African
and African-American joblessness to provide
employment readiness training, credentialed
training placement, job placement and
retention services, supportive services for
hard-to-employ individuals, and a general
education development fast track and
adult diploma program. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

(f) $5,050,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
a grant to the Metropolitan Economic
Development Association (MEDA) for
statewide business development and
assistance services, including services to
entrepreneurs with businesses that have
the potential to create job opportunities for
unemployed and underemployed people. The
grants must be awarded with an emphasis
on minority-owned businesses. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

Of this appropriation, $3,250,000 is for a
revolving loan fund to provide additional
minority-owned businesses with access to
capital.

(g) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
grant to the Minneapolis Foundation for
a strategic intervention program designed
to target and connect program participants
to meaningful, sustainable living-wage
employment. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

(h) $407,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
grant to Twin Cities R!SE, in collaboration
with Metro Transit and Hennepin Technical
College, for the Metro Transit technician
training program. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

(i)_$4,800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
the creation of additional multiemployer,
sector-based career connections pathways.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019. $4,500,000 of
this amount is for a grant to Hennepin County
to establish pathways using the Hennepin
Career Connections framework. $300,000
of this amount is for a grant to Hennepin
County to establish a pilot program based on
the career connections pathways framework
outside the seven-county metropolitan area,
in collaboration with another local unit of
government.

(j) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional
jobs grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116L.99. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

(k) $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
youth-at-work competitive grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.562,
subdivision 3. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019. Of
this amount, $6,000,000 is for increases to
existing applicants who were awarded grants
in fiscal year 2016 and 2017, and $2,000,000
is to fund existing or new eligible applicants.

(l) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
competitive grant program for grants to
organizations providing services to relieve
economic disparities in the Southeast Asian
community through workforce recruitment,
development, job creation, assistance of
smaller organizations to increase capacity,
and outreach. Grant recipients under this
paragraph are subject to the requirements of
section 35. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

(m) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
a grant to Latino Communities United
in Service (CLUES) to expand culturally
tailored programs that address employment
and education skill gaps for working parents
and underserved youth by providing new
job skills training to stimulate higher wages
for low-income people, family support
systems designed to reduce intergenerational
poverty, and youth programming to promote
educational advancement and career
pathways. At least 50 percent of this amount
must be used for programming targeted
at greater Minnesota. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

(n) $880,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant
to the American Indian Opportunities and
Industrialization Center, in collaboration
with the Northwest Indian Community
Development Center, to reduce academic
disparities for American Indian students
and adults. The grant funds may be used to
provide:

(1) student tutoring and testing support
services;

(2) training in information technology;

(3) assistance in obtaining a GED;

(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in
a postsecondary higher education institution;

(5) real-time work experience in information
technology fields; and

(6) contextualized adult basic education.

This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.

(o) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
a grant to the White Earth Nation for the
White Earth Nation Integrated Business
Development System to provide business
assistance with workforce development,
outreach, technical assistance, infrastructure
and operational support, financing, and other
business development activities. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

(p) $6,000,000 is for the emerging
entrepreneur fund program. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019. Of this amount, $5,000,000 is for
small business lending and shall be deposited
in the emerging entrepreneur fund special
revenue account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.55, and $1,000,000 is for grants
for small business technical assistance.

(q) $5,100,000 is for the Pathways to
Prosperity adult workforce development
competitive grant program. When
awarding grants under this paragraph, the
commissioner must give preference to any
previous grantee with demonstrated success
in job training and placement for hard-to-train
individuals. A portion of the grants must
provide year-end educational and experiential
learning opportunities for teens and young
adults that provide careers in the construction
industry. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2019.

(r) $3,000,000 is for the capacity
building grant program to assist nonprofit
organizations offering or seeking to offer
workforce development and economic
development programming. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

(s) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant
to Youthprise for positive youth development,
community engagement, legal services, and
capacity building for community-based
organizations serving Somali youth,
including youth engagement, prevention,
and intervention activities that help build
the resiliency of the Somali Minnesotan
community and address challenges facing
Somali youth. Funded projects must provide
culturally and linguistically relevant services.
To the maximum extent possible, 50 percent
of the funding must be distributed in greater
Minnesota, and 50 percent of funding must
be distributed within the metropolitan area,
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

Subd. 3.

Department of Administration

-0-
 		2,500,000

$2,500,000 is to assess, upgrade, and enhance
accounting and procurement software to
facilitate targeted group business utilization
and data reporting.

Subd. 4.

Department of Corrections

-0-
 		350,000

$350,000 is for a grant to a nonprofit
organization to provide job skills training
to individuals who have been released from
incarceration for a felony-level offense in the
preceding 12 months. To be eligible for the
grant, the organization shall:

(1) provide housing or rental assistance for
program participants;

(2) provide employment opportunities for
program participants;

(3) require program participants, when
appropriate, to receive counseling for alcohol
or chemical dependency; and

(4) serve a primarily minority population.

This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.

Subd. 5.

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

-0-
 		500,000

$500,000 is for a grant to Build Wealth MN to
provide a family stabilization plan program
including program outreach, financial
literacy education, and budget and debt
counseling. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

Subd. 6.

Department of Agriculture

-0-
 		5,000,000

$5,000,000 shall be deposited in the good
food access account created in Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.1017, subdivision 3. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2019.

Subd. 7.

Department of Education

-0-
 		10,200,000

(a) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a first
class city school district or any other school
district with more than 40 percent minority
students to provide tuition scholarships
or stipends to eligible employees for a
nonconventional teacher residency pilot
program established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10,
paragraph (a). The program shall provide
tuition scholarships or stipends to enable
education or teaching assistants or other
nonlicensed employees of a first class city
school district or any other school district
with more than 40 percent minority students
who hold a bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university and who seek
an education license to participate in a Board
of Teaching-approved nonconventional
teacher residency program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10,
paragraph (a). Any funds not awarded by
June 1, 2017, may be reallocated among the
remaining districts if the total cost of the
program exceeds the original allocation. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2019.

(b) $3,200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants
as provided under this paragraph. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019. Of this amount, $1,200,000
is for grants to adult basic education (ABE)
program providers to establish up to four
college readiness academies. A college
readiness academy is a partnership between
ABE programs, with support from Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, to prepare
ABE students to successfully enter college
and complete credit-bearing courses needed
for career-related credentials. The academies
must include academic skill building for
college success, integrated sector-specific
academic training when applicable, and
intensive navigation and educational
support for the program participants. The
commissioner must award one grant to the
International Institute of Minnesota. The
remaining grant awards must be based on the
following criteria:

(1) program capacity;

(2) program need for funding; and

(3) geographic balance of programs around
the state.

Of the amount appropriated under this
paragraph, $1,200,000 is for grants to
ABE program providers that establish
a contextualized GED or adult diploma
program to prepare adults for successful
GED or adult diploma completion and
successful entry into credentialing programs
leading to careers. The programs must:

(1) provide program navigation and academic
supports;

(2) be connected to an ABE consortium and
partner with the Department of Employment
and Economic Development;

(3) provide instruction in one of the state's six
demand sectors identified by the Department
of Employment and Economic Development,
serving participants in the top three ABE
levels of ABE intermediate high, adult
secondary education (ASE) low, or ASE
high;

(4) have a history of success working with
the target populations; and

(5) demonstrate how a GED or an adult
diploma plus the designated postsecondary
credential will lead to a career.

The commissioner shall award grants to
four contextualized GED or adult diploma
programs based on program capacity, need,
and geographic balance of programs around
the state. One grant must be awarded to
Summit Academy OIC.

Of the amount appropriated under this
paragraph, $800,000 is for grants to eight
ABE programs to provide ABE navigating
and advising support services. The programs
must help ABE students:

(1) explore careers;

(2) develop personalized learning;

(3) plan for a postsecondary education and
career;

(4) attain personal learning goals;

(5) complete a standard adult high school
diploma under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.52, subdivisions 8 and 9, or complete
a GED;

(6) develop time management and study
skills;

(7) develop critical academic and
career-related skills needed to enroll in a
postsecondary program without need for
remediation;

(8) navigate the registration process for a
postsecondary program;

(9) understand postsecondary program
requirements and instruction expectations;
and

(10) resolve personal issues related to mental
health, domestic abuse, chemical abuse,
homelessness, and other issues that, if left
unaddressed, are barriers to enrolling in and
completing a postsecondary program.

The commissioner must award ABE
navigating and advising support services
grants to eight ABE programs. The
commissioner shall award grants to programs
based on program capacity, need, and
geographic balance of programs around
the state. The commissioner shall give
priority to ABE programs already providing
navigating and advising support services.
The commissioner shall allocate the grant
funding based on the number of ABE
program participants the program served in
the prior year.

(c) $2,750,000 is for the Minnesota's
future teachers grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.123.
The commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer this amount to the
Office of Higher Education for the purposes
of this appropriation. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

(d) $2,750,000 is for the stepping up for kids
financial assistance account under section
33. The commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer this amount to the
Office of Higher Education for the purposes
of this appropriation. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

Subd. 8.

Minnesota Management and Budget

-0-
 		3,615,000

$3,615,000 is for administrative expenses
related to grants appropriated in this article.
The commissioner shall transfer funds in an
amount to be determined by the commissioner
to agencies administering competitive grant
programs and serving as fiscal agents for
grants appropriated in this article. The
transfer to each agency may not exceed four
percent of the amount appropriated to that
agency. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2019.

Subd. 9.

Department of Human Services

-0-
 		8,000

$18,000 is for the MAXIS system. This is a
onetime appropriation.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Expenditures under specified amounts.

A competitive solicitation
process described in this chapter is not required for the acquisition of goods, services,
construction, and utilities in an amount of $5,000 or less or as authorized by section
16C.16, subdivisions 6, paragraph (b), 6a, paragraph (b), and 7, paragraph (b).

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Purchasing methods.

(a) The commissioner may award up to a six
percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods or services to small targeted
group businesses.

(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction
directly to a small business or small targeted group business without going through a
competitive solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including extension
options, of $25,000.

(b) (c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for
award only to small businesses or small targeted group businesses if the commissioner
determines that at least three small businesses or small targeted group businesses are likely
to bid respond to a solicitation.

(c) (d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or
approving a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require
the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to small businesses or
small targeted group businesses. The commissioner must establish a procedure for
granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses
or small targeted group businesses are not reasonably available. The commissioner may
establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of small
business or small targeted group business subcontractors and financial penalties for prime
contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements
of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small businesses or small
targeted group businesses.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16C.16, subdivision 6a, is
amended to read:


Subd. 6a.

Veteran-owned small businesses.

(a) Except when mandated by the
federal government as a condition of receiving federal funds, the commissioner shall
award up to a six percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any
other group under this section, in the amount bid on state procurement to certified small
businesses that are majority-owned and operated by veterans.

(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction
directly to a veteran-owned small business without going through a competitive solicitation
process up to a total contract award value, including extension options, of $25,000.

(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only
to a veteran-owned small business if the commissioner determines that at least three
veteran-owned small businesses are likely to respond to a solicitation.

(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or
approving a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require
the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a veteran-owned small
business. The commissioner must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the
subcontracting requirement when qualified veteran-owned small businesses are not
reasonably available. The commissioner may establish financial incentives for prime
contractors who exceed the goals for use of veteran-owned small business subcontractors
and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph.
The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors
who are veteran-owned small businesses.

(b) (e) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from
military to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including but
not limited to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during their military
service, as well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.

(c) (f) Before the commissioner certifies that a small business is majority-owned and
operated by a veteran, the commissioner of veterans affairs must verify that the owner of
the small business is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Economically disadvantaged areas.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in
paragraph (b), The commissioner may award up to a six percent preference in the amount
bid on state procurement to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.

(b) The commissioner may award up to a four percent preference in the amount bid
on state construction to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.

(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction
directly to a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area without going
through a competitive solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including
extension options, of $25,000.

(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only
to a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area if the commissioner
determines that at least three small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged
area are likely to respond to a solicitation.

(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or
approving a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the
prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a small business located in
an economically disadvantaged area. The commissioner must establish a procedure for
granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses
located in an economically disadvantaged area are not reasonably available. The
commissioner may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the
goals for use of subcontractors that are small businesses located in an economically
disadvantaged area and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals
under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to
prime contractors who are small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.

(c) (e) A business is located in an economically disadvantaged area if:

(1) the owner resides in or the business is located in a county in which the median
income for married couples is less than 70 percent of the state median income for married
couples;

(2) the owner resides in or the business is located in an area designated a labor
surplus area by the United States Department of Labor; or

(3) the business is a certified rehabilitation facility or extended employment provider
as described in chapter 268A.

(d) (f) The commissioner may designate one or more areas designated as targeted
neighborhoods under section 469.202 or as border city enterprise zones under section
469.166 as economically disadvantaged areas for purposes of this subdivision if the
commissioner determines that this designation would further the purposes of this section.
If the owner of a small business resides or is employed in a designated area, the small
business is eligible for any preference provided under this subdivision.

(e) (g) The Department of Revenue shall gather data necessary to make the
determinations required by paragraph (c) (e), clause (1), and shall annually certify counties
that qualify under paragraph (c) (e), clause (1). An area designated a labor surplus area
retains that status for 120 days after certified small businesses in the area are notified of
the termination of the designation by the United States Department of Labor.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 7a.

Designated purchases and subcontractor goals.

(a) When designating
purchases directly to a business in accordance with this section, the commissioner may
also designate a purchase of goods or services directly to any combination of small
businesses, small targeted group businesses, veteran-owned small businesses or small
businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area if the commissioner determines
that at least three businesses in two or more of the disadvantaged business categories
are likely to respond.

(b) When establishing subcontractor goals under this section, the commissioner may
set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to any
combination of a small business, small targeted group business, veteran-owned small
business, or small business located in an economically disadvantaged area.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.16, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Procurement procedures.

All laws and rules pertaining to solicitations,
bid evaluations, contract awards, and other procurement matters apply equally to
procurements designated for small businesses or small targeted group businesses involving
any small business, small targeted group business, veteran-owned business, or small
business located in an economically disadvantaged area. In the event of conflict with other
rules, section 16C.15 and rules adopted under it govern, if section 16C.15 applies. If it
does not apply, sections 16C.16 to 16C.21 and rules adopted under those sections govern.

Sec. 9.

[17.1017] GOOD FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, unless the language
or context indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms have the
meanings given them.

(b) "Account" means the good food access account established in subdivision 3.

(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(d) "Economic or community development financial institution (ECDFI)" means
a lender, including but not limited to a community development financial institution
(CDFI), an economic development district (EDD), a political subdivision of the state, a
microenterprise firm, or a nonprofit community lending organization that has previous
experience lending to a food retailer, producer, or another healthy food enterprise in an
underserved community in a low-income or moderate-income area, as defined in this
section; has been in existence and operating prior to January 1, 2014; has demonstrated
the ability to raise matching capital and in-kind services to leverage appropriated money;
has the demonstrated ability to underwrite loans and grants; and has partnered previously
with nonprofit healthy food access, public health, or related governmental departments or
community organizations.

(e) "Farmers' market" means an association of three or more persons who assemble
at a defined location that is open to the public for the purpose of selling directly to the
consumer the products of a farm or garden occupied and cultivated by the person selling
the product.

(f) "Financing" means loans, including low-interest loans, zero-interest loans,
forgivable loans, and other types of financial assistance other than grants.

(g) "Food hub" means a centrally located facility with a business management
structure that facilitates the aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, marketing, and
sale of locally or regionally produced food products, and which may include a small-scale
retail grocery operation.

(h) "Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee" means the Good Food
Access Program Advisory Committee under section 17.1018.

(i) "Grocery store" means a for-profit, not-for-profit, or cooperative self-service retail
establishment that sells primarily meat, fish, seafood, fruits, vegetables, dry groceries,
and dairy products and may also sell household products, sundries, and other products.
Grocery store includes a supermarket or a large-, mid-, or small-scale retail grocery
establishment and may include a mobile food market or a delivery service operation.

(j) "Low-income area" means a census tract as reported in the most recently
completed decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census that has
a poverty rate of at least 20 percent or in which the median family income does not exceed
80 percent of the greater of the statewide or metropolitan median family income.

(k) "Moderate-income area" means a census tract as reported in the most recently
completed decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census in which
the median family income is between 81 percent and 95 percent of the median family
income for that area.

(l) "Mobile food market" means a self-contained for-profit, not-for-profit, or
cooperative retail grocery operation located in a movable new or renovated truck, bus, or
other vehicle that is used to store, prepare, display, and sell primarily meat, fish, seafood,
fruits, vegetables, dry groceries, and dairy products and may also be used to sell a nominal
supply of cooking utensils and equipment and other household products and sundries.

(m) "Program" means the good food access program established in this section.

(n) "Small food retailer" means a small-scale retail food outlet, other than a grocery
store as defined in this section. Small food retailer includes, but is not limited to, a corner
store, convenience store, farmers' market, mobile food market, and a retail food outlet
operated by an emergency food program or food hub.

(o) "Technical assistance" means needs-based project assistance provided through
the program, including sustainability-focused individualized guidance, presentations,
workshops, trainings, printed materials, mentorship opportunities, peer-to-peer
opportunities, or other guidance and resources on relevant topics such as business
planning, sales projections, cash flow, succession planning, financing, fund-raising,
marketing, food preparation demonstrations, and workforce training.

(p) "Underserved community" means a census tract that is federally designated
as a food desert by the United States Department of Agriculture, or a census tract in a
low-income or moderate-income area that includes a substantial subpopulation such as
the elderly or the disabled that has low supermarket access, regardless of distance, due
to lack of transportation.

Subd. 2.

Program established.

(a) A good food access program is established within
the Department of Agriculture to increase the availability of and access to affordable,
nutritious, and culturally appropriate food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, for
underserved communities in low-income and moderate-income areas by providing financial
support and sustainable public-private projects to open, renovate, or expand the operations
of grocery stores and small food retailers; expanding access to credit and reducing barriers
to investment in underserved communities in low- and moderate-income areas; and to
provide technical assistance, primarily for small food retailers with demonstrated need,
to increase availability and sustainable sales of affordable, nutritious, and culturally
appropriate food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, to underserved communities in
low-income and moderate-income areas. The commissioner, in cooperation with public
and private partners, shall establish and implement the program as provided in this section.

(b) The good food access program shall be comprised of state or private grants, loans,
or other types of financial and technical assistance for the establishment, construction,
expansion of operations, or renovation of grocery stores and small food retailers to increase
the availability of and access to affordable fresh produce and other nutritious, culturally
appropriate food to underserved communities in low-income and moderate-income areas.

Subd. 3.

Good food access account.

A good food access account is established in
the agricultural fund. The account consists of money appropriated by the legislature to the
commissioner, as provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred,
or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account may only be expended on
projects receiving financing, grants, or other financial and technical assistance as provided
under this section, and shall be used, to the extent practicable, to leverage other forms of
public and private financing or financial assistance for the projects.

Subd. 4.

Program administration.

(a) The commissioner shall be the administrator
of the account for auditing purposes and shall establish program requirements and a
competitive process for projects applying for financial and technical assistance.

(b) The commissioner may receive money or other assets from any source, including
but not limited to philanthropic foundations and financial investors, for deposit into the
account, and shall direct the investment of the account and credit to the account interest
and earnings from account investments.

(c) Through issuance of requests for proposals, the commissioner may contract
with one or more qualified economic or community development financial institutions
to manage the financing component of the program and with one or more qualified
organizations or public agencies with financial or other program-related expertise to
manage the provision of technical assistance to project grantees.

(d) Money in the account at the close of each fiscal year shall remain in the account
and shall not cancel. In each biennium, the commissioner shall determine the appropriate
proportion of money to be allocated to loans, grants, technical assistance, and any other
types of financial assistance.

(e) To encourage public-private, cross-sector collaboration and investment in the
account and program and to ensure that the program intent is maintained throughout
implementation, the commissioner shall convene and maintain the Good Food Access
Program Advisory Committee.

(f) The commissioner, in cooperation with the Good Food Access Program Advisory
Committee, shall manage the program, establish program criteria, facilitate leveraging of
additional public and private investment, and promote the program statewide.

(g) The commissioner, in cooperation with the Good Food Access Program Advisory
Committee, shall establish annual monitoring and accountability mechanisms for all
projects receiving financing or other financial or technical assistance through this program.

Subd. 5.

Eligible projects.

(a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the program
partners and advisors, shall establish project eligibility guidelines and application
processes to be used to review and select project applicants for financing or other financial
or technical assistance. All projects must be located in an underserved community or must
serve primarily underserved communities in low-income and moderate-income areas.

(b) Projects eligible for financing include, but are not limited to, new construction,
renovations, expansions of operations, and infrastructure upgrades of grocery stores and
small food retailers to improve the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious food,
including fresh fruits and vegetables, and build capacity in areas of greatest need.

(c) Projects eligible for other types of financial assistance such as grants or
technical assistance are primarily projects throughout the state, including, but not limited
to, feasibility studies, new construction, renovations, expansion of operations, and
infrastructure upgrades of small food retailers.

Subd. 6.

Qualifications for receipt of financing and other financial or technical
assistance.

(a) An applicant for receipt of financing through an economic or community
development financial institution, or an applicant for a grant or other financial or technical
assistance, may be a for-profit or not-for-profit entity, including, but not limited to, a sole
proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, cooperative, nonprofit organization,
or nonprofit community development organization. Each applicant must:

(1) demonstrate community engagement in and support for the project;

(2) demonstrate the capacity to successfully implement the project;

(3) demonstrate a viable plan for long-term sustainability, including the ability to
increase the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate
food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, for underserved communities in low-income
and moderate-income areas; and

(4) demonstrate the ability to repay the debt, to the extent that the financing requires
repayment.

(b) Each applicant must also agree to comply with the following conditions for a
period of at least five years, except as otherwise specified in this section:

(1) accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits;

(2) apply to accept Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) benefits and, if approved, accept WIC benefits;

(3) allocate at least 30 percent of retail space for the sale of affordable, nutritious,
and culturally appropriate foods, including fruits and vegetables, low-fat and nonfat
dairy, fortified dairy substitute beverages such as soy-based or nut-based dairy substitute
beverages, whole grain-rich staple foods, meats, poultry, fish, seafood, and other proteins,
consistent with nutrition standards in national guidelines described in the current United
States Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans;

(4) comply with all data collection and reporting requirements established by the
commissioner; and

(5) promote the hiring, training, and retention of local or regional residents from
low-income and moderate-income areas that reflect area demographics, including
communities of color.

(c) A selected project that is a small food retailer is not subject to the allocation
agreement under paragraph (b), clause (3), and may use financing, grants, or other financial
or technical assistance for refrigeration, displays, or onetime capital expenditures for the
promotion and sale of perishable foods, including a combination of affordable, nutritious,
and culturally appropriate fresh or frozen dairy, dairy substitute products, produce, meats,
poultry, and fish, consistent with nutrition standards in national guidelines described in the
current United States Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Subd. 7.

Additional selection criteria.

In determining which qualified projects to
finance, and in determining which qualified projects to provide with grants or other types
of financial or technical assistance, the commissioner, in cooperation with any entities
with which the commissioner contracts for those purposes and the Good Food Access
Program Advisory Committee, shall also consider:

(1) the level of need in the area to be served;

(2) the degree to which the project requires an investment of public support, or
technical assistance where applicable, to move forward, build capacity, create community
impact, or be competitive;

(3) the likelihood that the project will have positive economic and health impacts on
the underserved community, including creation and retention of jobs for local or regional
residents from low-income and moderate-income areas that reflect area demographics,
including communities of color;

(4) the degree to which the project will participate in state and local health department
initiatives to educate consumers on nutrition, promote healthy eating and healthy weight,
and support locally grown food products through programs such as Minnesota Grown; and

(5) any other criteria that the commissioner, in cooperation with public and private
partners, determines to be consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

Subd. 8.

Eligible costs.

Financing for project loans, including low-interest,
zero-interest, and forgivable loans, grants, and other financial or technical assistance, may
be used to support one or more of the following purposes:

(1) site acquisition and preparation;

(2) predevelopment costs, including but not limited to feasibility studies, market
studies, and appraisals;

(3) construction and build-out costs;

(4) equipment and furnishings;

(5) workforce or retailer training; and

(6) working capital.

Subd. 9.

Legislative report.

The commissioner, in cooperation with any economic
or community development financial institution and any other entity with which it
contracts, shall submit an annual report on the good food access program by January 15 of
each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and
senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance. The
annual report shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of the following metrics:

(1) the number and types of projects financed;

(2) the amount of dollars leveraged or matched per project;

(3) the geographic distribution of financed projects;

(4) the number and types of technical assistance recipients;

(5) any market or commodity expansion associated with increased access;

(6) the demographics of the areas served;

(7) the costs of the program;

(8) the number of SNAP and WIC dollars spent;

(9) any increase in retail square footage;

(10) the number of loans or grants to minority-owned or female-owned businesses;
and

(11) measurable economic and health outcomes, including, but not limited to,
increases in sales and consumption of locally sourced and other fresh fruits and vegetables,
the number of construction and retail jobs retained or created, and any health initiatives
associated with the program.

Sec. 10.

[17.1018] GOOD FOOD ACCESS PROGRAM ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the
meanings given them:

(1) "program" means the good food access program under section 17.1017; and

(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

Subd. 2.

Creation.

The Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee consists
of the following members, appointed by the commissioner of agriculture, unless otherwise
specified:

(1) the commissioners of health, employment and economic development, and
human services, or their respective designees;

(2) one person representing the grocery industry;

(3) two people representing economic or community development, one rural
member and one urban or suburban member;

(4) two people representing political subdivisions of the state;

(5) one person designated by the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;

(6) one person designated by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;

(7) one person designated by the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans;

(8) one person designated by the Chicano Latino Affairs Council;

(9) one person designated by the Minnesota Farmers Union;

(10) one person representing public health experts;

(11) one person representing philanthropic foundations;

(12) one person representing economic or community development financial
institutions;

(13) one person representing the University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable
Development Partnerships;

(14) two people representing organizations engaged in addressing food security,
one representative from a statewide hunger relief organization and one from a
community-based organization;

(15) one person representing immigrant farmer-led organizations;

(16) one person representing small business technical assistance with experience
in food retail; and

(17) up to four additional members with economic development, health equity,
financial, or other relevant expertise.

At least half of the members must reside in or their organizations must serve rural
Minnesota. The commissioner may remove members and fill vacancies as provided in
section 15.059, subdivision 4.

Subd. 3.

Duties.

The advisory committee must advise the commissioner of
agriculture on managing the program, establishing program criteria, establishing project
eligibility guidelines, establishing application processes and additional selection criteria,
establishing annual monitoring and accountability mechanisms, facilitating leveraging of
additional public and private investments, and promoting the program statewide.

Subd. 4.

Meetings.

The commissioner must convene the advisory committee at
least two times per year to achieve the committee's duties.

Subd. 5.

Administrative support.

The commissioner of agriculture must provide
staffing, meeting space, and administrative services for the advisory committee.

Subd. 6.

Chair.

The commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee
shall serve as chair of the committee.

Subd. 7.

Compensation.

The public members of the advisory committee serve
without compensation or payment of expenses.

Subd. 8.

Expiration.

The advisory committee does not expire.

Sec. 11.

[116J.55] EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR FUND PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Program created.

The emerging entrepreneur fund program is
created to provide, through partnership with nonprofit corporations, financial and technical
assistance for small businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, or persons with
disabilities, or businesses located in low-income areas in the seven-county metropolitan
area. Loans and business development services must promote job creation and economic
development in low-income areas and encourage private investment and strengthen
businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
development.

(c) "Department" means the Department of Employment and Economic
Development.

(d) "Disability-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and
operated by a person with a disability who is eligible to receive Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) based on the person's own
disability or is eligible for services from the department's vocational rehabilitation services
or State Services for the Blind programs.

(e) "Emerging Entrepreneur Fund Advisory Council" or "council" means the
advisory council created under subdivision 9.

(f) "Emerging entrepreneur fund program" or "program" means the program
established under this section.

(g) "Emerging entrepreneur fund qualified small business" means a small business
that is majority owned and operated by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a
person with a disability, solely or in any combination thereof.

(h) "Greater Minnesota" means the area of the state that excludes the metropolitan
area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

(i) "Low-income area" means:

(1) those cities in the metropolitan area that have an average income that is below
80 percent of the median income for a four-person family as of the latest report by the
United States Census Bureau; or

(2) those cities in the metropolitan area that contain two or more contiguous census
tracts in which the average family income is less than 80 percent of the median family
income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

(j) "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

(k) "Minority-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and
operated by persons belonging to a racial or ethnic minority as defined in Minnesota
Rules, part 1230.0150, subpart 24.

(l) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit lender or a nonprofit technical
assistance provider operating in the state.

(m) "Nonprofit lender" means a nonprofit corporation that has been certified as a
participating lender under subdivision 3.

(n) "Nonprofit technical assistance provider" means a nonprofit corporation that
provides consulting services to assist businesses under the program.

(o) "Small business" means an enterprise as defined in section 645.445, subdivision 2.

(p) "Veteran-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and
operated by a veteran as defined in section 197.447.

(q) "Woman-owned business" means a small business that is majority owned and
operated by a woman.

Subd. 3.

Nonprofit lender application.

(a) The commissioner shall provide funds
to nonprofit lenders for the purpose of making loans to businesses that are (1) located in a
low-income area or (2) emerging entrepreneur fund qualified small businesses.

(b) A nonprofit corporation wishing to be certified as a nonprofit lender in the program
must apply using the form prescribed by the commissioner. The application must include:

(1) an assurance signed by the nonprofit lender's chair that the applicant will comply
with all applicable state and federal laws, guidelines, and requirements;

(2) a resolution passed by the nonprofit lender's board of directors approving the
submission of an application and authorizing execution of the grant agreement if funds
are made available;

(3) a plan demonstrating the nonprofit lender's approach to assisting small businesses
that are majority owned and operated by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a
person with disabilities and the expected outcomes from the corporation's participation
in the program;

(4) the geographic area served by the nonprofit lender's loan programs; and

(5) any additional information that the commissioner deems necessary to clarify the
applicant's ability to achieve the program's objectives.

(c) The commissioner must enter into agreements with nonprofit lenders to fund
loans under this section. The commissioner shall select and certify participating nonprofit
lenders based on the organization's ability to demonstrate:

(1) a board of directors or management team that includes citizens experienced in
business development; financing small businesses that are majority owned and operated
by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a person with disabilities; financing
businesses located in low-income areas; and creating jobs in low-income areas;

(2) the technical skills needed to analyze projects;

(3) familiarity with other available public and private funding sources and economic
development programs;

(4) ability to initiate and implement business finance projects;

(5) capacity to establish and administer a revolving loan account;

(6) experience working with job referral networks that assist small businesses that
are majority owned and operated by a racial or ethnic minority, woman, veteran, or a
person with disabilities or persons in low-income areas; and

(7) any other criteria the commissioner deems necessary.

(d) The commissioner shall solicit applications by participating and nonparticipating
lenders at least every five years.

Subd. 4.

Business loan criteria.

(a) A participating nonprofit corporation must use
the criteria in this subdivision when making loans under the program.

(b) Loans must be made to small businesses that are not likely to undertake a project
for which loans are sought without assistance from the program.

(c) A loan may be used for a project for an emerging entrepreneur fund qualified
small business (1) located anywhere in Minnesota or (2) that is not an emerging
entrepreneur fund qualified small business but is located in a low-income area.

(d) If a loan involves a small business that is not an emerging entrepreneur fund
qualified small business, the state contribution must be matched by at least an equal
amount of new private investment funded and provided by the nonprofit lender. If the loan
does not exceed $50,000, private matching funds are not required.

(e) The state contribution may represent up to 75 percent of the project's financing if
the applicant is an emerging entrepreneur fund qualified small business with the nonprofit
lender funding and providing 25 percent of the financing.

(f) The minimum state contribution to a loan is $2,000, and the maximum is $150,000.

(g) A loan may not be used for a retail development project unless the loan does
not exceed $25,000.

(h) The participating small business must agree to work with job referral networks
that focus on minority, women, veteran, and disabled applicants.

(i) The loan funds may be used for normal operating business expenses including
but not limited to business or site acquisition, new construction, renovation, machinery
and equipment, inventory, or working capital.

(j) The loan funds may not be used for any of the following:

(1) costs incurred by applicants not meeting the eligibility requirements in this
subdivision;

(2) lending, passive real estate investment purposes, or land speculation;

(3) management fees, financing costs, debt consolidation, or refinancing existing
business or personal debt;

(4) any activity deemed illegal by federal, state, or local law or ordinance; and

(5) other purposes or activities determined by the commissioner to not be in the
best interests of the state.

(k) An applicant must be in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal
laws and must not be subject to any judgments, liens, or other actions that would prevent
loan repayment.

(l) Other factors that the commissioner deems important shall be incorporated as
part of the agreement between the department and the nonprofit lender required under
subdivision 3.

Subd. 5.

Loan administration.

(a) An eligible small business may make an
application to the nonprofit corporation for an emerging entrepreneur fund loan. The
application must be in the form approved by the nonprofit lender and the commissioner.

(b) The nonprofit corporation must review the application and may give preliminary
approval for the loan based on criteria in subdivision 4. Loan applications given
preliminary approval by the nonprofit lender must be forwarded to the commissioner
for approval. The commissioner shall disburse funds for each approved emerging
entrepreneur fund loan made by the nonprofit corporation for which funding is available.

(c) In cases where the nonprofit lender fails to demonstrate that it has met the
requirements of this section, the commissioner must disapprove the application. The
commissioner shall inform the nonprofit corporation of the decision, in writing, stating
the reasons for the denial.

(d) The nonprofit lender must use a loan agreement for each emerging entrepreneur
fund loan. Each agreement must identify specific loan terms and include, at a minimum, the
maximum loan period, repayment terms, and default terms. The commissioner may pursue
any course of action authorized by statute, rule, or loan agreement to remedy default.

(1) Nonprofit lenders may structure project financing using interest or an equivalent
approach using other allowable charges if the borrower has limitations or restrictions on
the type of project financing used.

(2) If interest is charged, the rate on a loan shall be established by the nonprofit
lender, but may be no less than two percent per annum nor more than seven percent per
annum or four percent above the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal at the
time the loan is closed, whichever is greater.

(3) The nonprofit lender may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than
one percent of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the
origination fee.

(4) The nonprofit lender may only charge the participating small business
out-of-pocket administrative expenses connected with originating the loan at the time
of closing.

(5) For emerging entrepreneur fund loans made by the nonprofit lender, the principal
payments shall be submitted to the commissioner. These funds must be deposited in the
emerging entrepreneur fund account in the special revenue fund as defined in subdivision 6.

(6) The commissioner may allow the nonprofit lender to keep interest payments for
a loan in order to pay for the nonprofit lender's administrative expenses associated with
that loan.

(7) The nonprofit lender shall attempt to have applicants provide security for the loan
equal to the loan value. Security may be a lien on real property owned by the applicant or
other security satisfactory to the agency such as a lien on other assets of the applicant or
other individuals affiliated with the applicant or business, or a guaranty by the business
owners or other individuals affiliated with the applicant or business.

Subd. 6.

Special revenue account.

(a) The emerging entrepreneur fund account
is established as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury.
The commissioner shall transfer to the account appropriations made for loans. Loan
principal repayments must be deposited in the account. Any interest not used for lenders
for administrative expenses and repaid to the commissioner or earned on money in the
account accrues to the account. Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal
year are not canceled to the general fund, but remain in the account until expended. The
commissioner shall manage the account.

(b) Amounts in the emerging entrepreneur fund account in the special revenue fund
are appropriated to the commissioner for providing, through partnership with nonprofit
organizations, financial assistance for small businesses owned by minorities, women,
veterans, or persons with disabilities or located in low-income areas.

(c) The balance in any accounts authorized under chapter 116M shall be transferred
to the emerging entrepreneur fund account in the special revenue fund. Loan repayments
made under chapter 116M shall be transferred to the emerging entrepreneur fund account
in the special revenue fund.

Subd. 7.

Business development technical assistance.

(a) The commissioner shall
award grants to organizations to provide technical assistance services.

(b) The commissioner shall select participating nonprofit technical assistance
providers for competitive grants under this subdivision based on the organization's ability
to provide services to small businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, or persons
with disabilities, or businesses located in low-income areas by demonstrating:

(1) a need for funding;

(2) clear and measurable activities and outcomes within a service delivery area
and schedule;

(3) partnerships that will support the service delivery;

(4) organizational capacity and related experience providing technical assistance;

(5) a clear and detailed budget;

(6) methods to evaluate the success of reaching proposed outcomes; and

(7) any additional information that the commissioner finds is necessary to clarify
the applicant's ability to achieve the program's objectives.

Subd. 8.

Reporting requirements.

(a) A nonprofit corporation that receives
funding from the emerging entrepreneur fund for loans or technical services must report to
the commissioner by March 1 of each year in a format prescribed by the commissioner.
The report shall include the information in this subdivision and any other information
deemed necessary by the commissioner.

(b) Nonprofit corporations that receive funding to provide lending shall submit a
report containing: a description of all projects supported by the program; an account of
any loans made during the calendar year; the project's assets and liabilities; an explanation
of administrative expenses; and the project's impact on small businesses owned by
minorities, women, veterans, or persons with disabilities.

(c) Nonprofit corporations that receive funding to provide lending shall provide
for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each annual audit report
to the commissioner.

(d) Nonprofit corporations that receive a grant to provide business development
technical assistance shall provide an account of the number of businesses served during
the calendar year, the program's impact on small businesses owned by minorities, women,
veterans, or persons with disabilities, and an explanation of administrative expenses.

Subd. 9.

Emerging Entrepreneur Fund Advisory Council.

(a) The Emerging
Entrepreneur Fund Advisory Council is created and consists of the commissioner, the
chair of the Metropolitan Council, the commissioner of the Department of Human Rights,
and ten members from the general public appointed by the governor. Appointments must
ensure balanced geographic representation. At least half of the public members must have
experience working to address racial disparities.

(b) The membership terms, compensation, removal, and filling of vacancies of
public members of the council are as provided in section 15.0575.

(c) The commissioner shall serve as chair of the council. The council may elect other
officers as necessary from its members.

(d) The commissioner shall provide staff, consultant support, materials, and
administrative services necessary for the council's activities. The emerging entrepreneur
fund account in the special revenue fund may be used for council expenses.

(e) The governor must make initial appointments to the council by November 15,
2016, and the chair must convene the first meeting of the council by December 15, 2016.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 12.

[116L.562] YOUTH-AT-WORK GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The commissioner shall award grants to eligible
organizations for the purpose of providing workforce development and training
opportunities to economically disadvantaged or at-risk youth ages 14 to 24.

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section:

(1) "eligible organization" or "eligible applicant" means a local government unit,
nonprofit organization, community action agency, or a public school district;

(2) "at-risk youth" means youth classified as at-risk under section 116L.56,
subdivision 2; and

(3) "economically disadvantaged" means youth who are economically disadvantaged
as defined in United States Code, title 29, section 1503.

Subd. 3.

Competitive grant awards.

(a) In awarding competitive grants, priority
shall be given to programs that:

(1) provide students with information about education and training requirements for
careers in high-growth, in-demand occupations;

(2) serve youth from communities of color who are under represented in the
workforce; or

(3) serve youth with disabilities.

(b) Eligible organizations must have demonstrated effectiveness in administering
youth workforce programs and must leverage nonstate or private sector funds.

(c) New eligible applicants must be youth-serving organizations with significant
capacity and demonstrable youth development experience and outcomes to operate a
youth workforce development project.

(d) If a program is not operated by a local unit of government or a workforce
development board, the grant recipient must coordinate the program with the local
workforce development board.

Subd. 4.

Reports.

Each grant recipient shall report to the commissioner in a format
to be determined by commissioner.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.99, is amended to read:


116L.99 WOMEN AND HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND,
NONTRADITIONAL JOBS GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
development.

(c) ''Eligible organization'' includes, but is not limited to:

(1) community-based organizations experienced in serving women;

(2) employers;

(3) business and trade associations;

(4) labor unions and employee organizations;

(5) registered apprenticeship programs;

(6) secondary and postsecondary education institutions located in Minnesota; and

(7) workforce and economic development agencies.

(d) "High-wage, high-demand" means occupations that represent at least 0.1 percent
of total employment in the base year, have an annual median salary which is higher than
the average for the current year, and are projected to have more total openings as a share
of employment than the average.

(e) "Low-income" means income less than 200 percent of the federal poverty
guideline adjusted for a family size of four.

(f) "Nontraditional occupations'' means those occupations in which women make
up less than 25 percent of the workforce as defined under United States Code, title 20,
section 2302.

(g) "Registered apprenticeship program'' means a program registered under United
States Code, title 29, section 50.

(h) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and math.

(i) "Women of color" means females age 18 and older who are American Indian,
Asian, Black, or Hispanic.

(j) "Girls of color" means females under age 18 who are American Indian, Asian,
Black, or Hispanic.

Subd. 2.

Grant program.

The commissioner shall establish the women and
high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs grant program to increase the number of
women in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations. The commissioner shall
make grants to eligible organizations for programs that encourage and assist women to enter
high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations including but not limited to those in
the skilled trades, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) STEM occupations.
The commissioner must give priority to programs that encourage and assist women of color
to enter high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations and STEM occupations.

Subd. 3.

Use of funds.

(a) Grant funds awarded under this section may be used for:

(1) recruitment, preparation, placement, and retention of women, including women
of color, low-income women and women over 50 years old, in registered apprenticeships,
postsecondary education programs, on-the-job training, and permanent employment in
high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations;

(2) secondary or postsecondary education or other training to prepare women
to succeed in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations. Activities under
this clause may be conducted by the grantee or in collaboration with another institution,
including but not limited to a public or private secondary or postsecondary school;

(3) innovative, hands-on, best practices that stimulate interest in high-wage,
high-demand, nontraditional occupations among girls, increase awareness among
girls about opportunities in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations, or
increase access to secondary programming leading to jobs in high-wage, high-demand,
nontraditional occupations. Best practices include but are not limited to mentoring,
internships, or apprenticeships for girls in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional
occupations;

(4) training and other staff development for job seeker counselors and Minnesota
family investment program (MFIP) caseworkers on opportunities in high-wage,
high-demand, nontraditional occupations;

(5) incentives for employers and sponsors of registered apprenticeship programs
to retain women in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations for more than
one year;

(6) training and technical assistance for employers to create a safe and healthy
workplace environment designed to retain and advance women, including best practices
for addressing sexual harassment, and to overcome gender inequity among employers
and registered apprenticeship programs;

(7) public education and outreach activities to overcome stereotypes about women
in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional occupations, including the development of
educational and marketing materials; and

(8) services to support for women in high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional
occupations including but not limited to assistance with balancing work responsibilities;
skills training and education; family caregiving; financial assistance for child care,
transportation, and safe and stable housing; workplace issues resolution; and access to
advocacy assistance and services; and

(9) recruitment, participation, and support of girls of color in approved training
programs or a valid apprenticeship program subject to section 181A.07, subdivision 7.

(b) Grant applications must include detailed information about how the applicant
plans to:

(1) increase women's participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations in which
women are currently underrepresented in the workforce;

(2) comply with the requirements under subdivision 3; and

(3) use grant funds in conjunction with funding from other public or private
sources.; and

(4) collaborate with existing, successful programs for training, education,
recruitment, preparation, placement, and retention of women of color in high-wage,
high-demand, nontraditional occupations and STEM occupations.

(c) In awarding grants under this subdivision, the commissioner shall give priority
to eligible organizations:

(1) with demonstrated success in recruiting and preparing women, especially
low-income women, women of color, and women over 50 years old, for high-wage,
high-demand, nontraditional occupations; and

(2) that leverage additional public and private resources.

(d) At least 50 percent of total grant funds must be awarded to programs providing
services and activities targeted to low-income women and women of color.

(e) The commissioner of employment and economic development in conjunction
with the commissioner of labor and industry shall monitor the use of funds under this
section, collect and compile information on the activities of other state agencies and public
or private entities that have purposes similar to those under this section, and identify other
public and private funding available for these purposes.

(f) By January 15, 2019, and each January 15 thereafter, the commissioner must
submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the
house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over workforce development
that details the use of grant funds. If data is available, the report must contain data that is
disaggregated by race, cultural groups, family income, age, geographical location, migrant
or foreign immigrant status, primary language, whether the participant is an English
learner under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.59, disability, and status of homelessness.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Board.

"Board" means the Urban Minnesota Initiative Board.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 3a.

Department.

"Department" means the Department of Employment and
Economic Development.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Low-income area.

"Low-income area" means:

(1) Minneapolis, St. Paul;

(2) those cities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision
2, that have an average income that is below 80 percent of the median income for a
four-person family as of the latest report by the United States Census Bureau; and

(3) (2) those cities in the metropolitan area, which contain two or more contiguous
census tracts in which the average family income is less than 80 percent of the median
family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United
States Census Bureau.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 4a.

Low-income person.

"Low-income person" means a person who has an
annual income, adjusted for family size, of not more than 80 percent of the area median
family income for the Twin Cities metropolitan area as of the latest report by the United
States Census Bureau.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 4b.

Metropolitan area.

"Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section
473.121, subdivision 2.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 6.

Minority person.

"Minority person" means a person belonging to a racial
or ethnic minority as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.14, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 7.

Program.

"Program" means the Minnesota Initiative program created
by this chapter.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creation; membership Membership.

The Urban Minnesota
Initiative Board is created and consists of the commissioner of employment and economic
development, the chair of the Metropolitan Council, the commissioner of human rights,
and eight 12 members from the general public appointed by the governor. Six Nine of the
public members must be representatives from minority business enterprises. No more than
four six of the public members may be of one gender. Appointments must ensure balanced
geographic representation. At least half of the public members must have experience
working to address racial income disparities. All public members must be experienced in
business or economic development.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Technical assistance.

The board through the department, shall provide
technical assistance and development information services to state agencies, regional
agencies, special districts, local governments, and the public, with special emphasis on
minority communities informational outreach about the program to lenders, nonprofit
corporations, and low-income and minority communities throughout the state that support
the development of business enterprises and entrepreneurs.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Reports.

The board shall submit an annual report to the legislature of an
accounting of loans made under section 116M.18, including information on loans to
minority business enterprises made, the number of jobs created by the program, the impact
on low-income areas, and recommendations concerning minority business development
and jobs for persons in low-income areas.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.18, is amended to read:


116M.18 URBAN CHALLENGE GRANTS MINNESOTA INITIATIVE
PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The Minnesota Initiative program is established to
award grants to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to businesses owned by minority or
low-income persons or women.

Subd. 1a.

Statewide loans.

To the extent there is sufficient eligible demand,
loans shall be made so that an approximately equal dollar amount of loans are made to
businesses in the metropolitan area as in the nonmetropolitan area. If funds remain after
the ninth month of the fiscal year, those funds shall revert to the general loan pool and may
be lent in any part of the state.

Subdivision 1 Subd. 1b.

Eligibility rules Grants.

The board shall make urban
challenge grants for use in low-income areas to nonprofit corporations to fund loans to
businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or women, to encourage private
investment, to provide jobs for minority and low-income persons and others in low-income
areas, to create and strengthen minority business enterprises, and to promote economic
development in a low-income area. The board shall adopt rules to establish criteria for
determining loan eligibility.

Subd. 2.

Challenge Grant eligibility; nonprofit corporation.

(a) The board
may enter into agreements with nonprofit corporations to fund and guarantee loans the
nonprofit corporation makes in low-income areas under subdivision 4. A corporation must
demonstrate that to businesses owned by minority or low-income persons or women. The
board shall evaluate applications from nonprofit corporations. In evaluating applications,
the board must consider, among other things, whether the nonprofit corporation:

(1) its has a board of directors that includes citizens experienced in business
and community development, minority business enterprises, addressing racial income
disparities, and creating jobs in low-income areas for low-income and minority persons;

(2) it has the technical skills to analyze projects;

(3) it is familiar with other available public and private funding sources and
economic development programs;

(4) it can initiate and implement economic development projects;

(5) it can establish and administer a revolving loan account or has operated a
revolving loan account; and

(6) it can work with job referral networks which assist minority and other persons in
low-income areas low-income persons; and

(7) has established relationships with minority communities.

(b) The department shall review existing agreements with nonprofit corporations
every five years and may renew or terminate the agreement based on the review. In making
its review, the department shall consider, among other criteria, the criteria in paragraph (a).

Subd. 3.

Revolving loan fund.

(a) The board shall establish a revolving loan fund to
make grants to nonprofit corporations for the purpose of making loans and loan guarantees
to new and expanding businesses in a low-income area to promote owned by minority
or low-income persons or women and to support minority business enterprises and job
creation for minority and other persons in low-income areas low-income persons.

(b) Nonprofit corporations that receive grants from the department under the
program must establish a commissioner-certified revolving loan fund for the purpose
of making eligible loans.

(c) Eligible business enterprises include, but are not limited to, technologically
innovative industries, value-added manufacturing, and information industries. Loan
applications given preliminary approval by the nonprofit corporation must be forwarded to
the board for approval. The commissioner must give final approval for each loan or loan
guarantee made by the nonprofit corporation. The amount of the state funds contributed to
any loan or loan guarantee may not exceed 50 percent of each loan.

Subd. 4.

Business loan criteria.

(a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans
made or guaranteed by nonprofit corporations under the urban challenge grant program.

(b) Loans or guarantees must be made to businesses that are not likely to undertake
a project for which loans are sought without assistance from the urban challenge grant
program.

(c) A loan or guarantee must be used for a project designed to benefit persons in
low-income areas through the creation of job or business opportunities for them to support
a business owned by a minority or a low-income person or woman. Priority must be
given for loans to the lowest income areas.

(d) The minimum state contribution to a loan or guarantee is $5,000 and the
maximum is $150,000.

(e) The state contribution must be matched by at least an equal amount of new
private investment.

(f) A loan may not be used for a retail development project.

(g) The business must agree to work with job referral networks that focus on
minority and low-income applicants from low-income areas.

Subd. 4a.

Microenterprise loan.

Urban challenge Program grants may be
used to make microenterprise loans to small, beginning businesses, including a sole
proprietorship. Microenterprise loans are subject to this section except that:

(1) they may also be made to qualified retail businesses;

(2) they may be made for a minimum of $1,000 $5,000 and a maximum of $25,000
$35,000; and

(3) in a low-income area, they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a
maximum of $50,000; and

(3) (4) they do not require a match.

Subd. 5.

Revolving fund administration; rules.

(a) The board shall establish a
minimum interest rate for loans or guarantees to ensure that necessary loan administration
costs are covered.

(b) Loan repayment amounts equal to one-half of the principal and interest must be
deposited in a revolving fund created by the board for challenge grants. The remaining
amount of the loan repayment may be paid to the department for deposit in the revolving
loan fund. Loan interest payments must be deposited in a revolving loan fund created
by the nonprofit corporation originating the loan being repaid for further distribution,
consistent with the loan criteria specified in subdivision 4 of this section.

(c) Administrative expenses of the board and nonprofit corporations with whom
the board enters into agreements under subdivision 2, including expenses incurred by
a nonprofit corporation in providing financial, technical, managerial, and marketing
assistance to a business enterprise receiving a loan under subdivision 4, may be paid out of
the interest earned on loans and out of interest earned on money invested by the state Board
of Investment under section 116M.16, subdivision 2, as may be provided by the board.

Subd. 6.

Rules.

The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.

Subd. 6a.

Nonprofit corporation loans.

The board may make loans to a nonprofit
corporation with which it has entered into an agreement under subdivision 1 2. These
loans must be used to support a new or expanding business. This support may include
such forms of financing as the sale of goods to the business on installment or deferred
payments, lease purchase agreements, or royalty investments in the business. The interest
rate charged by a nonprofit corporation for a loan under this subdivision must not exceed
the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus four percent. For a loan under this subdivision, the
nonprofit corporation may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than one percent
of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the origination fee.
The nonprofit corporation must provide at least an equal match to the loan received by the
board. The maximum loan available to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision is
$50,000. Loans made to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision may be made
without interest. Repayments made by the nonprofit corporation must be deposited in the
revolving fund created for urban initiative program grants.

Subd. 7.

Cooperation.

A nonprofit corporation that receives an urban challenge a
program grant shall cooperate with other organizations, including but not limited to,
community development corporations, community action agencies, and the Minnesota
small business development centers.

Subd. 8.

Reporting requirements.

A nonprofit corporation that receives a
challenge program grant shall:

(1) submit an annual report to the board by September March 30 of each year that
includes a description of projects businesses supported by the urban challenge grant
program, an account of loans made during the calendar year, the program's impact on
minority business enterprises and job creation for minority persons and low-income
persons in low-income areas, the source and amount of money collected and distributed by
the urban challenge grant program, the program's assets and liabilities, and an explanation
of administrative expenses; and

(2) provide for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each
annual audit report to the board.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.55, is amended to read:


124D.55 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST FEES.

The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible
individual for the full battery of a general education development (GED) test, but not
more than $40 for an eligible individual.

For fiscal year 2017 only, the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee that is
charged to an eligible individual for the full battery of a general education development
(GED) test, but not more than the cost of one full battery per year for any individual.

Sec. 26.

[136A.123] MINNESOTA'S FUTURE TEACHERS GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution under section 136A.101,
subdivision 4, located in Minnesota.

(c) "High needs area" means a high needs area as defined by the Department of
Education biannual teacher supply and demand report under section 127A.05, subdivision
6, or other surveys conduced by the Department of Education that provide indicators for
teacher supply and demand needs not captured by the teacher supply and demand report.

(d) "High needs school" means a school that:

(1) has been designated a low performing school under the most recently passed
version of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act; or

(2) is above the state average in concentration of students qualifying for free and
reduced-price lunch.

(e) "Qualified candidate" means a student enrolled in an eligible institution with an
approved teacher preparation program that meets the program eligibility requirements in
subdivision 3.

Subd. 2.

Program requirements.

(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher
Education shall award grants to eligible institutions to facilitate undergraduate and
graduate students, beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year, to become licensed
teachers. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall determine the
maximum grant amount per institution and the maximum amount of the grant available
for administrative and support services.

(b) Grants must be awarded to programs at eligible institutions that demonstrate:

(1) a majority of the grant will be used to reduce the tuition, fees, and costs for
qualified candidates;

(2) the ability of the program to perform outreach activities to encourage historically
underserved students, students of color, and students interested in teaching in a high needs
area or high needs school to participate in the program;

(3) participating students will be provided with support services to ensure persistence
and completion in their program and successful teacher licensure;

(4) participating students will be provided with experiential opportunities to explore
teacher and educator experiences;

(5) participating students will provide a letter of intent, demonstrating their interest
in teaching in a high needs area or high needs school, upon completing their teacher
preparation program and receiving their teaching license.

(c) A grantee must be provided mentoring. Mentoring must include, but is not
limited to:

(1) communicating frequently and consistently throughout program participation;

(2) developing a personalized student success plan, which must include concrete
steps towards program completion and job placement and identify and make contingency
plans for potential obstacles to program completion;

(3) connecting grantees to on-campus resources and personal development
opportunities; and

(4) financial planning.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256D.051, is amended to read:


256D.051 FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Food stamp employment and training program.

The
commissioner shall implement a food stamp employment and training program in order to
meet the food stamp employment and training participation requirements of the United
States Department of Agriculture. Unless exempt under subdivision 3a, each adult
recipient in the unit must participate in the food stamp employment and training program
each month that the person is eligible for food stamps. The person's participation in
food stamp employment and training services must begin no later than the first day of
the calendar month following the determination of eligibility for food stamps. With the
county agency's consent, and To the extent of available resources, the person a recipient
may voluntarily continue volunteer to participate in food stamp employment and training
services for up to three additional consecutive months immediately following termination
of food stamp benefits in order to complete the provisions of the person's employability
development plan. A recipient who volunteers for employment and training services is
subject to work requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.7.

Subd. 1a.

Notices and sanctions.

(a) At the time the county agency notifies the
household that it is eligible for food stamps, the county agency must: (1) inform all
mandatory employment and training services participants as identified in subdivision 1
in the household that they must comply with all food stamp employment and training
program requirements each month, including the requirement to attend an initial
orientation to the food stamp employment and training program and that food stamp
eligibility will end unless the participants comply with the requirements specified in the
notice adults of the opportunity to volunteer for and participate in SNAP employment
and training activities; (2) provide plain language material that explains the benefits of
voluntary participation; and (3) provide the name and address of the county's designated
employment and training service provider.

(b) A participant who fails without good cause to comply with food stamp
employment and training program requirements of this section, including attendance
at orientation, will lose food stamp eligibility for the following periods: The county
must inform all recipients who are able-bodied adults without dependents that SNAP
benefits are time limited to three months in a 36-month period from the first full month
of application unless the recipient meets the work requirements in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 7, section 273.7.

(1) for the first occurrence, for one month or until the person complies with the
requirements not previously complied with, whichever is longer;

(2) for the second occurrence, for three months or until the person complies with the
requirements not previously complied with, whichever is longer; or

(3) for the third and any subsequent occurrence, for six months or until the person
complies with the requirements not previously complied with, whichever is longer.

If the participant is not the food stamp head of household, the person shall be
considered an ineligible household member for food stamp purposes. If the participant is
the food stamp head of household, the entire household is ineligible for food stamps as
provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.7(g). "Good cause" means
circumstances beyond the control of the participant, such as illness or injury, illness or
injury of another household member requiring the participant's presence, a household
emergency, or the inability to obtain child care for children between the ages of six and
12 or to obtain transportation needed in order for the participant to meet the food stamp
employment and training program participation requirements.

(c) The county agency shall mail or hand deliver a notice to the participant not later
than five days after determining that the participant has failed without good cause to
comply with food stamp employment and training program requirements which specifies
the requirements that were not complied with, the factual basis for the determination of
noncompliance, and the right to reinstate eligibility upon a showing of good cause for
failure to meet the requirements. The notice must ask the reason for the noncompliance
and identify the participant's appeal rights. The notice must request that the participant
inform the county agency if the participant believes that good cause existed for the failure
to comply and must state that the county agency intends to terminate eligibility for food
stamp benefits due to failure to comply with food stamp employment and training program
requirements.

(d) If the county agency determines that the participant did not comply during the
month with all food stamp employment and training program requirements that were in
effect, and if the county agency determines that good cause was not present, the county
must provide a ten-day notice of termination of food stamp benefits. The amount of
food stamps that are withheld from the household and determination of the impact of
the sanction on other household members is governed by Code of Federal Regulations,
title 7, section 273.7.

(e) The participant may appeal the termination of food stamp benefits under the
provisions of section 256.045.

Subd. 2.

County agency duties.

(a) The county agency shall provide to food stamp
recipients a food stamp employment and training program. The program must include:

(1) orientation to the food stamp employment and training program;

(2) an individualized employability assessment and an individualized employability
development plan that includes assessment of literacy, ability to communicate in the
English language, educational and employment history, and that estimates the length of
time it will take the participant to obtain employment. The employability assessment and
development plan must be completed in consultation with the participant, must assess the
participant's assets, barriers, and strengths, and must identify steps necessary to overcome
barriers to employment. A copy of the employability development plan must be provided
to the registrant;

(3) referral to available accredited remedial or skills training or career pathway
programs designed to address participant's barriers to employment;

(4) referral to available programs that provide subsidized or unsubsidized
employment as necessary;

(5) a job search program, including job seeking skills training; and

(6) other activities, to the extent of available resources designed by the county
agency to prepare the participant for permanent employment.

In order to allow time for job search, the county agency may not require an individual
to participate in the food stamp employment and training program for more than 32 hours
a week. The county agency shall require an individual to spend at least eight hours a week
in job search or other food stamp employment and training program activities.

(b) The county agency shall prepare an annual plan for the operation of its food
stamp employment and training program. The plan must be submitted to and approved by
the commissioner of employment and economic development. The plan must include:

(1) a description of the services to be offered by the county agency;

(2) a plan to coordinate the activities of all public and private nonprofit entities
providing employment-related services in order to avoid duplication of effort and to
provide a wide range of allowable activities and services more efficiently;

(3) a description of the factors that will be taken into account when determining a
client's employability development plan; and

(4) provisions to ensure that the county agency's employment and training service
provider provides providers provide each recipient with an orientation, employability
assessment, and employability development plan as specified in paragraph (a), clauses (1)
and (2), within 30 days of the recipient's eligibility for assistance request to participate in
employment and training.

Subd. 2a.

Duties of commissioner.

In addition to any other duties imposed by law,
the commissioner shall:

(1) based on this section and section 256D.052 and Code of Federal Regulations,
title 7, section 273.7, supervise the administration of food stamp employment and training
services to county agencies;

(2) disburse money appropriated for food stamp employment and training services
to county agencies based upon the county's costs as specified in section 256D.051,
subdivision 6c;

(3) accept and supervise the disbursement of any funds that may be provided by the
federal government or from other sources for use in this state for food stamp employment
and training services;

(4) cooperate with other agencies including any agency of the United States or of
another state in all matters concerning the powers and duties of the commissioner under
this section and section 256D.052; and

(5) in cooperation with the commissioner of employment and economic
development, ensure that each component of an employment and training program carried
out under this section is delivered through a statewide workforce development system,
unless the component is not available locally through such a system.

Subd. 3.

Participant duties.

In order to receive food stamp assistance employment
and training services, a registrant participant who volunteers shall: (1) cooperate with
the county agency in all aspects of the food stamp employment and training program;
and (2) accept any suitable employment, including employment offered through the Job
Training Partnership Act, and other employment and training options; and (3) participate
in food stamp employment and training activities assigned by the county agency. The
county agency may terminate employment and training assistance to a registrant voluntary
participant who fails to cooperate in the food stamp employment and training program, as
provided in subdivision 1a unless good cause is provided.

Subd. 3a.

Requirement to register work.

(a) To the extent required under Code
of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.7(a), each applicant for and recipient of
food stamps is required to register for work as a condition of eligibility for food stamp
benefits. Applicants and recipients are registered by signing an application or annual
reapplication for food stamps, and must be informed that they are registering for work
by signing the form.

(b) The commissioner shall determine, within federal requirements, persons required
to participate in the food stamp employment and training (FSET) program.

(c) The following food stamp recipients are exempt from mandatory participation in
food stamp employment and training services:

(1) recipients of benefits under the Minnesota family investment program, Minnesota
supplemental aid program, or the general assistance program;

(2) a child;

(3) a recipient over age 55;

(4) a recipient who has a mental or physical illness, injury, or incapacity which is
expected to continue for at least 30 days and which impairs the recipient's ability to obtain
or retain employment as evidenced by professional certification or the receipt of temporary
or permanent disability benefits issued by a private or government source;

(5) a parent or other household member responsible for the care of either a
dependent child in the household who is under age six or a person in the household who is
professionally certified as having a physical or mental illness, injury, or incapacity. Only
one parent or other household member may claim exemption under this provision;

(6) a recipient receiving unemployment insurance or who has applied for
unemployment insurance and has been required to register for work with the Department
of Employment and Economic Development as part of the unemployment insurance
application process;

(7) a recipient participating each week in a drug addiction or alcohol abuse treatment
and rehabilitation program, provided the operators of the treatment and rehabilitation
program, in consultation with the county agency, recommend that the recipient not
participate in the food stamp employment and training program;

(8) a recipient employed or self-employed for 30 or more hours per week at
employment paying at least minimum wage, or who earns wages from employment equal
to or exceeding 30 hours multiplied by the federal minimum wage; or

(9) a student enrolled at least half time in any school, training program, or institution
of higher education. When determining if a student meets this criteria, the school's,
program's or institution's criteria for being enrolled half time shall be used.

Subd. 3b.

Orientation.

The county agency or its employment and training service
provider providers must provide an orientation to food stamp employment and training
services to each nonexempt food stamp recipient within 30 days of the date that food
stamp eligibility is determined recipient within 30 days of the date that they agree to
volunteer. The orientation must inform the participant of the requirement to participate
benefits of participating in services, the date, time, and address to report to for services,
the name and telephone number of the food stamp employment and training service
provider, the consequences for failure without good cause to comply, the services and
support services available through food stamp employment and training services and other
providers of similar services, and must encourage the participant to view the food stamp
program as a temporary means of supplementing the family's food needs until the family
achieves self-sufficiency through employment. The orientation may be provided through
audio-visual methods, but the participant must have the opportunity for face-to-face
interaction with county agency staff.

Subd. 6b.

Federal reimbursement.

Federal financial participation from the United
States Department of Agriculture for food stamp employment and training expenditures
that are eligible for reimbursement through the food stamp employment and training
program are dedicated funds and are annually appropriated to the commissioner of human
services for the operation of the food stamp employment and training program. Funds
appropriated under this subdivision must be used for skill attainment through employment,
training, and support services for food stamp participants. Up to ten percent of the funds
may be used for the administrative costs of capturing additional federal reimbursement
dollars. By February 15, 2017, the commissioner shall report to the legislative committees
having jurisdiction over the food stamp program on the progress of securing additional
federal reimbursements dollars. Federal financial participation for the nonstate portion of
food stamp employment and training costs must be paid to the county agency or services
provider that incurred the costs at a rate to be determined by the Departments of Human
Services and Employment and Economic Development.

Subd. 6c.

Program funding.

Within the limits of available resources, the
commissioner shall reimburse the actual costs of county agencies and their employment
and training service providers for the provision of food stamp employment and training
services, including participant support services, direct program services, and program
administrative activities. The cost of services for each county's food stamp employment and
training program shall not exceed the annual allocated amount. No more than 15 percent of
program funds may be used for administrative activities. The county agency may expend
county funds in excess of the limits of this subdivision without state reimbursement.

Program funds shall be allocated based on the county's average number of food
stamp cases as compared to the statewide total number of such cases. The average number
of cases shall be based on counts of cases as of March 31, June 30, September 30, and
December 31 of the previous calendar year. The commissioner may reallocate unexpended
money appropriated under this section to those county agencies that demonstrate a need
for additional funds.

Subd. 7.

Registrant status.

A registrant under this section is not an employee for
the purposes of workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, retirement, or civil service
laws, and shall not perform work ordinarily performed by a regular public employee.

Subd. 8.

Voluntary quit.

A person who is required to participate in food stamp
employment and training services is not eligible for food stamps if, without good cause,
the person refuses a legitimate offer of, or quits, suitable employment within 60 days
before the date of application. A person who is required to participate in food stamp
employment and training services and, without good cause, voluntarily quits suitable
employment or refuses a legitimate offer of suitable employment while receiving food
stamps shall be terminated from the food stamp program as specified in subdivision 1a.

Subd. 9.

Subcontractors.

A county agency may, at its option, subcontract any or all
of the duties under this section to a public or private entity approved by the commissioner
of employment and economic development.

Subd. 18.

Work experience Workfare placements.

(a) To the extent of available
resources, each county agency must establish and operate a work experience workfare
component in the food stamp employment and training program for recipients who are
subject to a federal limit of three months of food stamp eligibility in any 36-month period.
The purpose of the work experience workfare component is to enhance the participant's
employability, self-sufficiency, and to provide meaningful, productive work activities.

(b) The commissioner shall assist counties in the design and implementation of these
components. The commissioner must ensure that job placements under a work experience
workfare component comply with section 256J.72. Written or oral concurrence with job
duties of persons placed under the community work experience workfare program shall be
obtained from the appropriate exclusive bargaining representative.

(c) Worksites developed under this section are limited to projects that serve a useful
public service such as health, social service, environmental protection, education, urban
and rural development and redevelopment, welfare, recreation, public facilities, public
safety, community service, services to aged or disabled citizens, and child care. To the
extent possible, the prior training, skills, and experience of a recipient must be used in
making appropriate work experience workfare assignments.

(d) Structured, supervised volunteer uncompensated work with an agency or
organization that is monitored by the county service provider may, with the approval of
the county agency, be used as a work experience workfare placement.

(e) As a condition of placing a person receiving food stamps in a program under this
subdivision, the county agency shall first provide the recipient the opportunity:

(1) for placement in suitable subsidized or unsubsidized employment through
participation in job search under section 256D.051; or

(2) for placement in suitable employment through participation in on-the-job training
a paid work experience, if such employment is available.; or

(3) for placement in an educational program designed to increase job skills and
employability.

(f) The county agency shall limit the maximum monthly number of hours that any
participant may work in a work experience workfare placement to a number equal to the
amount of the family's monthly food stamp allotment divided by the greater of the federal
minimum wage or the applicable state minimum wage.

After a participant has been assigned to a position for nine six months, the participant
may not continue in that assignment unless the maximum number of hours a participant
works is no greater than the amount of the food stamp benefit divided by the rate of pay
for individuals employed in the same or similar occupations by the same employer at
the same site.

(g) The participant's employability development plan must include the length
of time needed in the work experience workfare program, the need to continue job
seeking activities while participating in work experience the workfare program, and the
participant's employment goals.

(h) After each six months of a recipient's participation in a work experience job
workfare placement, and at the conclusion of each work experience workfare assignment
under this section, the county agency shall reassess and revise, as appropriate, the
participant's employability development plan.

(i) A participant has good cause for failure to cooperate with a work experience job
workfare placement if, in the judgment of the employment and training service provider,
the reason for failure is reasonable and justified. Good cause for purposes of this section is
defined in subdivision 1a, paragraph (b).

(j) A recipient who has failed without good cause to participate in or comply with the
work experience job a workfare placement shall be terminated from participation in work
experience job workfare activities. If the recipient is not exempt from mandatory food
stamp employment and training program participation under subdivision 3a, the recipient
will be assigned to other mandatory program activities. If the recipient is exempt from
mandatory participation but is participating as a volunteer, the person shall be terminated
from the food stamp employment and training program.

Sec. 28.

Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 1, as amended by
Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 31, section 3, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

 $
 		6,437,815,000
 		$
 		6,456,311,000
Appropriations by Fund
2014
 2015
General
 5,654,095,000
 5,676,652,000
State Government
Special Revenue
 4,099,000
 4,510,000
Health Care Access
 519,816,000
 518,446,000
Federal TANF
 257,915,000
 254,813,000
Lottery Prize Fund
 1,890,000
 1,890,000

Receipts for Systems Projects.
Appropriations and federal receipts for
information systems projects for MAXIS,
PRISM, MMIS, and SSIS must be deposited
in the state system account authorized
in Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014.
Money appropriated for computer projects
approved by the commissioner of Minnesota
information technology services, funded
by the legislature, and approved by the
commissioner of management and budget,
may be transferred from one project to
another and from development to operations
as the commissioner of human services
considers necessary. Any unexpended
balance in the appropriation for these
projects does not cancel but is available for
ongoing development and operations.

Nonfederal Share Transfers. The
nonfederal share of activities for which
federal administrative reimbursement is
appropriated to the commissioner may be
transferred to the special revenue fund.

ARRA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Benefit Increases. The funds provided for
food support benefit increases under the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
provisions of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 must be
used for benefit increases beginning July 1,
2009.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Employment and Training.
(1) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
sections 256D.051, subdivisions 1a, 6b,
and 6c, and 256J.626, federal Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance employment and
training funds received as reimbursement of
MFIP consolidated fund grant expenditures
for diversionary work program participants
and child care assistance program
expenditures must be deposited in the general
fund. The amount of funds must be limited to
$4,900,000 per year in fiscal years 2014 and
2015, and to $4,400,000 per year in fiscal
years year 2016 and 2017, contingent on
approval by the federal Food and Nutrition
Service.

(2) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
sections 256D.051, subdivisions 1a, 6b, and
6c, and 256J.626, in fiscal year 2017, up to
$4,400,000 in federal Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance employment and training
funds received as reimbursement of MFIP
consolidated fund grant expenditures for
diversionary work program participants and
child care assistance program expenditures
is appropriated to the commissioner of
human services to expand the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Employment
and Training Program, including
administrative costs, contingent on approval
by the federal Food and Nutrition Service.

(2) (3) Consistent with the receipt of the
federal funds, the commissioner may
adjust the level of working family credit
expenditures claimed as TANF maintenance
of effort. Notwithstanding any contrary
provision in this article, this rider expires
June 30, 2017.

TANF Maintenance of Effort. (a) In order
to meet the basic maintenance of effort
(MOE) requirements of the TANF block grant
specified under Code of Federal Regulations,
title 45, section 263.1, the commissioner may
only report nonfederal money expended for
allowable activities listed in the following
clauses as TANF/MOE expenditures:

(1) MFIP cash, diversionary work program,
and food assistance benefits under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 256J;

(2) the child care assistance programs
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 119B.03
and 119B.05, and county child care
administrative costs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 119B.15;

(3) state and county MFIP administrative
costs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters
256J and 256K;

(4) state, county, and tribal MFIP
employment services under Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;

(5) expenditures made on behalf of legal
noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify for
the MinnesotaCare program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 256L;

(6) qualifying working family credit
expenditures under Minnesota Statutes,
section 290.0671;

(7) qualifying Minnesota education credit
expenditures under Minnesota Statutes,
section 290.0674; and

(8) qualifying Head Start expenditures under
Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that
sufficient qualified nonfederal expenditures
are made each year to meet the state's
TANF/MOE requirements. For the activities
listed in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to
(8), the commissioner may only report
expenditures that are excluded from the
definition of assistance under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 45, section 260.31.

(c) For fiscal years beginning with state fiscal
year 2003, the commissioner shall ensure
that the maintenance of effort used by the
commissioner of management and budget
for the February and November forecasts
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.103, contains expenditures under
paragraph (a), clause (1), equal to at least 16
percent of the total required under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 45, section 263.1.

(d) The requirement in Minnesota Statutes,
section 256.011, subdivision 3, that federal
grants or aids secured or obtained under that
subdivision be used to reduce any direct
appropriations provided by law, do not apply
if the grants or aids are federal TANF funds.

(e) For the federal fiscal years beginning on
or after October 1, 2007, the commissioner
may not claim an amount of TANF/MOE in
excess of the 75 percent standard in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 45, section
263.1(a)(2), except:

(1) to the extent necessary to meet the 80
percent standard under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 45, section 263.1(a)(1),
if it is determined by the commissioner
that the state will not meet the TANF work
participation target rate for the current year;

(2) to provide any additional amounts
under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45,
section 264.5, that relate to replacement of
TANF funds due to the operation of TANF
penalties; and

(3) to provide any additional amounts that
may contribute to avoiding or reducing
TANF work participation penalties through
the operation of the excess MOE provisions
of Code of Federal Regulations, title 45,
section 261.43(a)(2).

(f) For the purposes of paragraph (e), clauses
(1) to (3), the commissioner may supplement
the MOE claim with working family credit
expenditures or other qualified expenditures
to the extent such expenditures are otherwise
available after considering the expenditures
allowed in this subdivision and subdivisions
subdivision 2 and 3.

(f) (g) Notwithstanding any contrary
provision in this article, paragraphs (a) to (e)
expire June 30, 2017 2019.

Working Family Credit Expenditures
as TANF/MOE. The commissioner may
claim as TANF maintenance of effort up to
$6,707,000 per year of working family credit
expenditures in each fiscal year.

Sec. 29.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Family Homeless Prevention

 8,519,000
 8,519,000
 8,769,000

This appropriation is for the family homeless
prevention and assistance programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204. Of
this amount, $250,000 in the second year
is a onetime appropriation for grants to
eligible applicants to create or expand risk
mitigation programs to reduce landlord
financial risks for renting to persons eligible
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.
Eligible programs may reimburse landlords
for costs including but not limited to
nonpayment of rent, or damage costs above
those costs covered by security deposits. The
agency may give higher priority to applicants
that can demonstrate a matching amount
of money by a local unit of government,
business, or nonprofit organization. Grantees
must establish a procedure to review and
validate claims and reimbursements under
this grant program.

Sec. 30.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Home Ownership Assistance Fund

 885,000
 885,000
 3,885,000

This appropriation is for the home ownership
assistance program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8.
The agency shall continue to strengthen
its efforts to address the disparity gap in
the homeownership rate between white
households and indigenous American Indians
and communities of color.

Sec. 31.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, subdivision
10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Capacity Building Grants

 375,000
 375,000
 875,000

(a) This appropriation is for nonprofit
capacity building grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 3b.
Of this amount, $125,000 each year is
for support of the Homeless Management
Information System (HMIS).

(b) $500,000 is a onetime appropriation
for competitive grants to nonprofit housing
organizations, housing and redevelopment
authorities, or other political subdivisions
to provide intensive financial education and
coaching services to individuals or families
who have the goal of homeownership.
Financial education and coaching services
include but are not limited to asset building,
development of spending plans, credit report
education, repair and rebuilding, consumer
protection training, and debt reduction.
Priority must be given to organizations
that have experience serving underserved
populations.

Sec. 32.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision
3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

GED tests.

For payment of 60 percent of the costs of GED tests as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.55:

$
 125,000
 .....
 2016
$
 125,000
 245,000
 		.....
 2017

The base appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and later is $125,000.

Sec. 33. STEPPING UP FOR KIDS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "High needs area" means a high needs area as defined in the Department of
Education biannual teacher supply and demand report under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.05, subdivision 6, or other surveys conduced by the Department of Education that
provide indicators for teacher supply and demand needs not captured by the teacher
supply and demand report.

(c) "High needs school" means a school that:

(1) is identified as a low performing school under federal expectations; and

(2) is above the state average in concentration of students qualifying for free and
reduced-price lunch.

(d) "Qualified candidate" means a paraprofessional employed in a Minnesota school
currently or within the past three years who has been admitted to an institution as defined
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.101, subdivision 4, located in Minnesota with
an approved Minnesota teacher licensure program and meets the program eligibility
requirements in subdivision 3 and in policies adopted under subdivision 5.

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

(a) A qualified candidate may apply, beginning in the
2017-2018 academic year, to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to
receive financial assistance under this section. The commissioner of the Office of Higher
Education shall award financial assistance to paraprofessionals employed in high needs
areas or high needs schools based on shortages, geographical distribution, or other surveys
conducted by the Department of Education and must take into consideration diversifying
the teacher workforce. The application must include a letter of support from the designated
school district administrator where the paraprofessional is employed.

(b) A candidate must commit to remain employed in a Minnesota school district for
four years upon completion of teacher preparation as verified through the Staff Automated
Reporting (STAR) system maintained by the Department of Education. A candidate
who does not complete the four-year service commitment may be required to repay the
financial assistance.

(c) A candidate must provide a letter of intent, demonstrating an interest in teaching
in a high needs area or high needs school, upon completing the teacher preparation
program and receiving a teaching license.

Subd. 3.

Usage.

The financial assistance may only be used for tuition and related
living and miscellaneous expenses required to complete teacher preparation and attain
licensure.

Subd. 4.

Policymaking.

The commissioner of education with assistance from the
commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall adopt policies or procedures to
implement this section, including:

(1) additional eligibility and renewal criteria;

(2) annual and lifetime maximum awards per student; and

(3) service fulfillment and repayment criteria.

Sec. 34. GOOD FOOD ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

The commissioner of agriculture and designating authorities must make their initial
appointments and designations by July 1, 2016, for the Good Food Access Advisory
Committee established under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.1018. The commissioner of
agriculture or the commissioner's designee must convene the first meeting of the Good
Food Access Advisory Committee by September 1, 2016.

Sec. 35. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALLY SPECIFIED
RECIPIENTS.

(a) Application. This section applies to any grant funded under this act where the
recipient of the grant is individually specified in this act. The commissioner serving as the
fiscal agent for the grant must ensure compliance with the requirements of this section, and
all applicable requirements under existing law, including applicable grants management
policies and procedures established by the Office of Grants Management.

(b) Prerequisites. Before any funding is provided to the grant recipient, the
recipient must provide the fiscal agent with a description of the following information in
a grant application:

(1) the purpose of the grant, including goals, priorities, and measurable outcomes;

(2) eligibility requirements for individuals who will be served by the grant program;

(3) the proposed geographic service areas for individuals served by the grant; and

(4) the reporting requirements.

These requirements are in addition to any requirements under existing laws and policies.

(c) Financial Review. Office of Grants Management Operating Policy and
Procedure number 08-06, titled "Policy on the Financial Review of Nongovernmental
Organizations" applies in pertinent part to all grants covered by paragraph (a).

(d) Reporting to Fiscal Agent. In addition to meeting any reporting requirements
included in the grant agreement, grant recipients subject to this section must provide the
following information to the commissioner serving as fiscal agent:

(1) a detailed accounting of the use of any grant proceeds;

(2) a description of program outcomes to date, including performance measured
against indicators specified in the grant agreement, including, but not limited to, job
creation, employment activity, wage information, business formation or expansion, and
academic performance; and

(3) the portion of the grant, if any, spent on the recipient's operating expenses.

Grant recipients must report the information required under this paragraph to the fiscal
agent within one year after receiving any portion of the grant, annually thereafter, and
within 30 days following the use of all funds provided under the grant.

(e) Reporting to Legislature. Beginning January 15, 2017, a commissioner serving
as a fiscal agent for a grant subject to this section must submit a report containing the
information provided by the grant recipients to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees and budget divisions with jurisdiction over the agency
serving as fiscal agent for the grant. The report submitted under this section must also
include the commissioner's summary of the use of grant proceeds, and an analysis of
the grant recipients' success in meeting the goals, priorities, and measurable outcomes
specified for the grant. An updated version of this report must be submitted on January
15 of each succeeding year until January 15 in the year following the date when all of
the grant funds have been spent.

Sec. 36. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

In the next editions of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the Revisor of
Statutes shall change the term "Urban Initiative Board" to "Minnesota Initiative Board,"
"board," or similar terms as the context requires.

Sec. 37. REPEALER.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 8, is
repealed.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 7

ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, or appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for
each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition
to the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second
year" is fiscal year 2017. Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 are effective the day
following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		143,000
 		$
 		6,867,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 		2017
General
 		143,000
 		2,759,000
Environmental
 		-0-
 		4,108,000

Subd. 2.

Water

-0-
 		1,146,000

$923,000 the second year is to meet the
increased demand for technical assistance
and review of municipal water infrastructure
projects that will be generated by increased
grant funding through the Public Facilities
Authority. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

$108,000 the second year is from the
environmental fund to manage a rulemaking
process to enhance equity in the water
program permit fee structure.

$115,000 the second year is for the working
lands program feasibility study and program
plan. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2018.

Subd. 3.

Land

-0-
 		432,000

$432,000 the second year is to manage
contaminated sediment projects at multiple
sites identified in the St. Louis River
remedial action plan to restore water quality
in the St. Louis River area of concern. This
amount is added to the base for fiscal years
2018, 2019, and 2020 only.

Subd. 4.

Environmental Assistance and
Cross-Media

-0-
 		4,000,000

$4,000,000 is appropriated from the
environmental fund for SCORE block grants
to counties. This amount is in addition to the
amounts appropriated in Laws 2015, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 2,
subdivision 5. The forecast base for SCORE
grants in fiscal year 2018 is $21,250,000 and
in fiscal year 2019 and later is $25,250,000.

Subd. 5.

Administrative Services

143,000
 		1,289,000

$143,000 the first year and $1,289,000
the second year are for legal support costs
related to the agency's environmental review
and permitting decisions on the PolyMet
NorthMet project. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

Sec. 3. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		729,000

$479,000 the second year is for the working
lands program feasibility study and program
plan. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2018.

$250,000 the second year is to initiate
development and coordination of Minnesota
River Basin goals and strategies for sediment
reduction, flow reduction, and nutrient
reduction. This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 4.

[103F.519] WORKING LANDS WATERSHED RESTORATION
PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "Advanced biofuel" has the meaning given in section 239.051, subdivision 1a.

(c) "Agricultural use" has the meaning given in section 17.81, subdivision 4.

(d) "Biomass processing facility" means a facility producing electricity, advanced
biofuel, renewable chemical, or biomass thermal energy from perennial crops.

(e) "Biomass thermal energy" means energy generated from biomass for commercial
heat or industrial process heat.

(f) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.

(g) "Perennial crops" has the meaning given in section 41A.15, subdivision 9.

(h) "Renewable chemical" has the meaning given in section 41A.15, subdivision 10.

Subd. 2.

Establishment.

The board, in consultation with the commissioner of
agriculture, shall administer a program to incentivize the establishment and maintenance
of perennial crops. The board shall contract with landowners and give priority to contracts
that implement water protection actions as identified in a completed watershed restoration
and protection strategy developed under section 114D.26.

Subd. 3.

Eligible land.

Land eligible under this section must:

(1) have been in agricultural use for annual crop production or have been set aside,
enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state government program for at least two
of the last five years before the date of application; and

(2) not be currently set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state
government program.

Subd. 4.

Contract terms; use as livestock feed.

(a) The board shall offer a contract
rate of no more than 90 percent of the most recent federal conservation reserve program
payment for the county in which the land is located. The board may make additional
payments to assist with the establishment of perennial crops.

(b) Contracts must be at least ten years in duration.

(c) Perennial crops grown on land enrolled under this section may be used by a
biomass processing facility or for livestock feed. Perennial crops may be processed in a
manner that utilizes a portion of the plant for livestock.

(d) The board shall prioritize land with the highest potential to leverage federal
funding.

(e) The board may establish additional contract terms.

Subd. 5.

Pilot watershed selection.

The board may select up to two watersheds in
which to conduct an initial pilot program of up to 100,000 total acres. Project watersheds
must have, as determined by the board:

(1) a completed watershed restoration and protection strategy developed under
section 114D.26, or a hydrological simulation program model approved by the Pollution
Control Agency;

(2) multiple water quality impairments;

(3) access to a viable proposed biomass processing facility for the perennial crops
grown under this section; and

(4) sufficient acres of cropland available for perennial crop production to adequately
supply the proposed biomass processing facility.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.48, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 10.

Owner or operator.

"Owner or operator" means a person who:

(1) owns or has owned a dry cleaning facility during the time the dry cleaning
facility operated; or

(2) operates or has operated a dry cleaning facility.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.50, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Limitation on amount that may be spent.

The commissioner may not, in
a single fiscal year, make expenditures from the account related to a single dry cleaning
facility that exceed 20 percent of the balance in the account at the beginning of the fiscal
year $100,000.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.50, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 4.

Reimbursement adjustment rulemaking.

The commissioner may use
the expedited rulemaking process under section 14.389 to adjust reimbursement dollar
amounts contained in the rules established under subdivision 2.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115C.13, is amended to read:


115C.13 REPEALER.

Sections 115C.01, 115C.02, 115C.021, 115C.03, 115C.04, 115C.045, 115C.05,
115C.06, 115C.065, 115C.07, 115C.08, 115C.09, 115C.093, 115C.094, 115C.10, 115C.11,
115C.112, 115C.113, 115C.12, and 115C.13, are repealed effective June 30, 2017 2022.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.2424, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:


Subd. 5a.

Reduction of biomass mandate.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 5, the
biomass electric energy mandate must be reduced from 125 megawatts to 110 megawatts.

(b) The Public Utilities Commission shall approve a request pending before the
commission as of May 15, 2003, for amendments to and assignment of a power purchase
agreement with the owner of a facility that uses short-rotation, woody crops as its primary
fuel previously approved to satisfy a portion of the biomass mandate if the owner of
the project agrees to reduce the size of its project from 50 megawatts to 35 megawatts,
while maintaining an average price for energy in nominal dollars measured over the term
of the power purchase agreement at or below $104 per megawatt-hour, exclusive of any
price adjustments that may take effect subsequent to commission approval of the power
purchase agreement, as amended. The commission shall also approve, as necessary, any
subsequent assignment or sale of the power purchase agreement or ownership of the
project to an entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by two municipal utilities
located north of Constitutional Route No. 8, as described in section 161.114, which
currently own electric and steam generation facilities using coal as a fuel and which
propose to retrofit their existing municipal electrical generating facilities to utilize biomass
fuels in order to perform the power purchase agreement.

(c) If the power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b) is assigned to an
entity that is, or becomes, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by two municipal
entities as described in paragraph (b), and the power purchase agreement meets the
price requirements of paragraph (b), the commission shall approve any amendments to
the power purchase agreement necessary to reflect the changes in project location and
ownership and any other amendments made necessary by those changes. The commission
shall also specifically find that:

(1) the power purchase agreement complies with and fully satisfies the provisions of
this section to the full extent of its 35-megawatt capacity;

(2) all costs incurred by the public utility and all amounts to be paid by the public
utility to the project owner under the terms of the power purchase agreement are fully
recoverable pursuant to section 216B.1645;

(3) subject to prudency review by the commission, the public utility may recover
from its Minnesota retail customers the amounts that may be incurred and paid by the
public utility during the full term of the power purchase agreement; and

(4) if the purchase power agreement meets the requirements of this subdivision,
it is reasonable and in the public interest.

(d) The commission shall specifically approve recovery by the public utility of
any and all Minnesota jurisdictional costs incurred by the public utility to improve,
construct, install, or upgrade transmission, distribution, or other electrical facilities owned
by the public utility or other persons in order to permit interconnection of the retrofitted
biomass-fueled generating facilities or to obtain transmission service for the energy
provided by the facilities to the public utility pursuant to section 216B.1645, and shall
disapprove any provision in the power purchase agreement that requires the developer
or owner of the project to pay the jurisdictional costs or that permit the public utility to
terminate the power purchase agreement as a result of the existence of those costs or the
public utility's obligation to pay any or all of those costs.

(e) Upon request by the project owner, the public utility shall agree to amend the
power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b) and approved by the commission
as required by paragraph (c). The amendment must be negotiated and executed within
45 days of May 14, 2013, and must apply to prices paid after January 1, 2014. The
average price for energy in nominal dollars measured over the term of the power purchase
agreement must not exceed $109.20 per megawatt hour. The public utility shall request
approval of the amendment by the commission within 30 days of execution of the
amended power purchase agreement. The amendment is not effective until approval
by the commission. The commission shall act on the amendment within 90 days of
submission of the request by the public utility. Upon approval of the amended power
purchase agreement, the commission shall allow the public utility to recover the costs of
the amended power purchase agreement, as provided in section 216B.1645.

(f) With respect to the power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b), and
amended and approved by the commission pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (e), upon
request by the project owner, the public utility shall agree to amend the power purchase
agreement to include a fuel cost adjustment clause which requires the public utility to
reimburse the project owner monthly for all costs incurred by the project owner during
the applicable month to procure and transport all fuel used to produce energy for delivery
to the public utility pursuant to the power purchase agreement to the extent such costs
exceeded $3.40 per million metric British thermal unit (MMBTU), in addition to the price
to be paid for the energy produced and delivered by the project owner. Reimbursable
costs include but are not limited to: (1) all costs incurred to load fuel at its source; (2)
costs to transport fuel (i) to the biomass-fueled generating facilities or to an intermediate
woodyard, storage facility, or handling facility, or (ii) from a facility to the biomass-fueled
generating facilities; (3) depreciation of any depreciable loading, woodyard, storage,
handling, or transportation equipment whether the vehicle or equipment is located at the
fuel source, a woodyard, storage facility, handling facility, or at the generating facilities;
and (4) costs to unload fuel at the generating facilities. Beginning with 2014, at the end of
each calendar year of the term of the power purchase agreement, the project owner shall
calculate the amount by which actual fuel costs for the year exceeded $3.40 per MMBTU,
and prior monthly payment for such fuel costs shall be reconciled against actual fuel costs
for the applicable calendar year. If such prior monthly fuel payments for the year in the
aggregate exceed the amount due based on the annual calculation, the project owner shall
credit the public utility for the excess paid. If the annual calculation of fuel costs due
exceeds the prior monthly fuel payments for the year in the aggregate, the project owner
shall be entitled to be paid for the deficiency with the next invoice to the public utility.
The amendment shall be negotiated and executed within 45 days of May 13, 2013, and
shall be effective for fuel costs incurred and prices after January 1, 2014. The public
utility shall request approval of the amendment by the commission, and the commission
shall approve the amendment as reasonable and in the public interest and allow the public
utility to recover from its Minnesota retail customers the amounts paid by the public utility
to the project owner pursuant to the power purchase agreement during the full term of
the power purchase agreement, including the reimbursement of fuel costs pursuant to the
power purchase agreement amendment, reimbursable costs as provided in this paragraph,
pursuant to section 216B.1645, or otherwise.

(g) With respect to the power purchase agreement described in paragraph (b) and
approved by the commission pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (e), the public utility is
prohibited from recovering from the project owner any costs which were not actually and
reasonably incurred by the utility, notwithstanding any provision in the power purchase
agreement to the contrary. In addition, beginning with 2012, the public utility shall pay for
all energy delivered by the project owner pursuant to the power purchase agreement at
the full price for such energy in the power purchase agreement approved and amended
pursuant to paragraph (e), provided that the project owner does not deliver more than
110 percent of the amount scheduled for delivery in any year of the power purchase
agreement, and does not deliver, on average over any five consecutive years of the power
purchase agreement, an amount greater than 105 percent of the amount scheduled for
delivery over the five-year period.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2014.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Assessing specific utility.

Whenever the commission or department, in a
proceeding upon its own motion, on complaint, or upon an application to it, shall deem it
necessary, in order to carry out the duties imposed under this chapter (1) to investigate the
books, accounts, practices, and activities of, or make appraisals of the property of, any
public utility, (2) to render any engineering or accounting services to any public utility, or
(3) to intervene before an energy regulatory agency, the public utility shall pay the expenses
reasonably attributable to the investigation, appraisal, service, or intervention. The
commission and department shall ascertain the expenses, and the department shall render
a bill therefor to the public utility, either at the conclusion of the investigation, appraisal,
or services, or from time to time during its progress, which bill shall constitute notice of
the assessment and a demand for payment. The amount of the bills so rendered by the
department shall be paid by the public utility into the state treasury within 30 days from the
date of rendition. The total amount, in any one calendar year, for which any public utility
shall become liable, by reason of costs incurred by the commission within that calendar
year, shall not exceed two-fifths of one percent of the gross operating revenue from retail
sales of gas, or electric service by the public utility within the state in the last preceding
calendar year. Where, pursuant to this subdivision, costs are incurred within any calendar
year which are in excess of two-fifths of one percent of the gross operating revenues, the
excess costs shall not be chargeable as part of the remainder under subdivision 3, but shall
be paid out of the general appropriation or special revenue fund to the department and
commission. In the case of public utilities offering more than one public utility service
only the gross operating revenues from the public utility service in connection with which
the investigation is being conducted shall be considered when determining this limitation.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.62, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 9.

Utility assessment account; appropriation.

The utility assessment
account is created as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury.
Funds received by the department for the assessment of costs related to the energy
planning and advocacy unit under subdivisions 2 and 3 must be deposited into this
account and are annually appropriated to the commissioner of commerce. Earnings,
such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from account assets, must be
credited to the account. Assessments dated June 1, 2016, or later will be paid into the
utility assessment account. The amount assessed under this subdivision may not exceed
$3,000,000 in a fiscal year.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297H.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Allocation of revenues.

(a) $33,760,000, or 70 percent, whichever is
greater, Of the amounts remitted under this chapter, 75 percent in fiscal years 2017
and 2018, and 80 percent in fiscal year 2019 and thereafter, must be credited to the
environmental fund established in section 16A.531, subdivision 1.

(b) The remainder must be deposited into the general fund.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.845, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The metropolitan landfill contingency action trust
account is an expendable trust account in the remediation fund. The account consists
of revenue deposited in the account under section 473.843, subdivision 2, clause (2);
amounts recovered under subdivision 7; and interest earned on investment of money in
the account. The account must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the
State Board of Investment.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2014, chapter 198, article 2, section 2, the effective date, is amended to
read:


EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

This section is effective July 1, 2015
January 1, 2016, and applies to applications for reimbursement on or after that date.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective retroactively from May 5, 2014.

Sec. 15.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 8, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

 $
 		34,003,000
 		$
 		34,073,000
 32,073,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 30,960,000
 31,030,000
 29,030,000
Special Revenue
 1,240,000
 1,240,000
Petroleum Tank
 1,052,000
 1,052,000
Workers'
Compensation
 751,000
 751,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 8, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Energy Resources

 3,848,000
 3,845,000
 1,845,000

$150,000 each year is for grants to
providers of low-income weatherization
services to install renewable energy
equipment in households that are eligible for
weatherization assistance under Minnesota's
weatherization assistance program state
plan as provided for in Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.264.

$424,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $430,000
in fiscal year 2017 are for costs associated
with competitive rates for energy-intensive,
trade-exposed electric utility customers.
All general fund appropriations for costs
associated with competitive rates for
energy-intensive, trade-exposed electric
utility customers are recovered through
assessments under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216B.62.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 9, is amended to
read:


Sec. 9. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

 $
 		6,966,000
 7,191,000
 		$
 		6,930,000
 7,587,000

The general fund base for the Public Utilities
Commission is $7,465,000 in fiscal year
2018 and $7,465,000 in fiscal year 2019.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Land

 21,663,000
 18,584,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 3,368,000
 -0-
Environmental
 7,031,000
 7,150,000
Remediation
 11,264,000
 11,434,000

All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
is appropriated to the commissioners of the
Pollution Control Agency and agriculture
for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2),
(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each
fiscal year, the two commissioners shall
jointly submit an annual spending plan
to the commissioner of management and
budget that maximizes the utilization of
resources and appropriately allocates the
money between the two departments. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.

$4,279,000 the first year and $4,343,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for purposes of the leaking underground
storage tank program to investigate, clean up,
and prevent future releases from underground
petroleum storage tanks, and to the petroleum
remediation program for purposes of vapor
assessment and remediation. These same
annual amounts are transferred from the
petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.

$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for transfer to the commissioner of health for
private water supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated
by unpermitted mixed municipal solid
waste disposal facilities and drinking water
advisories and public information activities
for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.

$868,000 the first year is from the general
fund for a grant to the city of Mountain Iron
for remediation of the abandoned wastewater
treatment pond of the former Nichols
Township. This is a onetime appropriation
that is available until June 30, 2019. This
appropriation is effective December 1, 2015.

Up to $2,500,000 the first year is from the
general fund to the commissioner for a grant
to the city of Paynesville to add a treatment
process to a water treatment plant for removal
of volatile organic compounds. This is a
onetime appropriation. This appropriation is
effective December 1, 2015.

$743,000 the second year is transferred
from the general fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account in the remediation fund for the
purpose of remediating land contaminated
by a release from a dry cleaning facility,
as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.50, if legislation is enacted in
the 2016 legislative session to address the
insolvency of the dry cleaner environmental
response and reimbursement account. The
commissioner shall prioritize expenditures
from this transfer to address contaminated
sites that pose the greatest risk to public
health or welfare or to the environment, as
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.17, subdivision 13. This is a onetime
transfer. The commissioner shall reimburse
only a person who otherwise would not be
responsible for a release or threatened release
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.03,
for all but $10,000 of the environmental
response costs incurred by the person if the
commissioner determines that the costs are
reasonable and were actually incurred. To be
eligible for reimbursement from this transfer,
a person seeking reimbursement must make
a request to the commissioner, as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50,
subdivision 2, on or before the day following
final enactment of this act.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 19. FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PROGRAM PLAN; WORKING LANDS
WATERSHED RESTORATION PROGRAM.

(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall develop a detailed plan to
implement Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.519 that includes the following:

(1) a process for selecting pilot watersheds that are expected to result in the greatest
water quality improvements and exhibit readiness to participate in the program;

(2) an assessment of the quantity of agricultural land that is expected to be eligible
for the program in each watershed;

(3) an assessment of landowner interest in participating in the program;

(4) an assessment of the contract terms and any recommendations for changes to the
terms, including consideration of variable payment rates for lands of different priority or
type;

(5) an assessment of the opportunity to leverage federal funds through the program
and recommendations on how to maximize the use of federal funds for assistance to
establish perennial crops;

(6) an assessment of how other state programs could complement the program;

(7) an estimate of water quality improvements expected to result from
implementation in pilot watersheds;

(8) an assessment of how to best integrate program implementation with existing
conservation requirements and develop recommendations on harvest practices and timing
to benefit wildlife production;

(9) an assessment of the potential viability and water quality benefit of cover crops
used in biomass processing facilities;

(10) a timeline for implementation, coordinated to the extent possible with proposed
biomass processing facilities; and

(11) a projection of funding sources needed to complete implementation.

(b) The board shall coordinate development of the plan with stakeholders and the
commissioners of natural resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency. The
board must submit an interim report by October 15, 2017, and the feasibility study and
program plan by February 1, 2018, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture, natural resources,
and environment policy and finance and to the Clean Water Council.

Sec. 20. RULEMAKING; DRY CLEANER RESPONSE AND
REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT.

(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules using
the expedited rulemaking process under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, including
subdivision 5, to establish, with respect to Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50,
subdivision 2:

(1) what environmental response costs are to be considered reasonable costs and
what costs are to be considered ineligible for reimbursement;

(2) appropriate application requirements for reimbursement; and

(3) a process to adjust payment reimbursement rates made for response actions.

(b) Rules adopted under this section:

(1) must be consistent with Minnesota Statutes, sections 115B.47 to 115B.51;

(2) must be structured like rules governing applicable provisions of the petroleum
tank response cleanup fund under Minnesota Rules, chapter 2890, as necessary to
implement paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3); and

(3) must not reduce reimbursements as contained in Minnesota Rules, part
2890.0065, subpart 1, item C.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 21. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 115B.48, subdivision 9, is repealed.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 8

STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes
specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund or another named
fund. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the addition to the
appropriation listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2016, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. ADMINISTRATION

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		528,000

Subd. 2.

Government and Citizen Services -
Olmstead Plan Increased Capacity

-0-
 		148,000

For administrative costs to expand services
provided under the Olmstead Plan serving
people with disabilities.

Subd. 3.

Government and Citizen Services
- Targeted Group and Veterans Business
Preference Program

-0-
 		20,000

For implementing the preference program
in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.165,
subdivisions 2, 3, and 4, for businesses that
are not small, but otherwise are eligible
for preference as a designated business
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.16,
subdivision 5, or as a veteran-owned
business under Minnesota Statutes, section
16C.16, subdivision 6a. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Subd. 4.

Strategic Management Services -
Capitol Complex Child Care Facility

-0-
 		300,000

To predesign a child care facility on the
Capitol complex. $150,000 is added to the
base appropriation beginning in fiscal year
2018 and continuing in each fiscal year
thereafter for operating the child care facility.

Subd. 5.

Fiscal Agent - Capitol Workers
Memorial Plaque

-0-
 		10,000

To design, construct, and install the plaque
or marker authorized in section 27 to honor
those who constructed and died during the
building of the Capitol, as well as those who
worked on subsequent projects to preserve
the building. This amount may be expended
in either year of the biennium. This is a
onetime appropriation.

Subd. 6.

Fiscal Agent - Veterans' Voices

-0-
 		50,000

For a grant to the Association of Minnesota
Public Educational Radio Stations for
statewide programming to promote the
Veterans' Voices program. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Sec. 3. MN.IT SERVICES

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		5,000,000

To enhance cybersecurity across state
government and is available until June 30,
2019. $47,000 of this appropriation is for
information technology enhancements for the
Gambling Control Board. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Sec. 4. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		2,500,000

For statewide information technology
systems and is available until June 30, 2018.
This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 5. REVENUE

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		1,871,000


Tax System Management. $500,000 is for
tax refund fraud protection software and
services.

$1,371,000 is for (1) communication and
outreach; and (2) technology, audit, and
fraud staff.

$2,125,000 is added to the base in fiscal year
2018 and $2,125,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Sec. 6. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		16,000,000

Subd. 2.

Mighty Ducks

-0-
 		15,000,000

For the purposes of making grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09,
paragraph (b). This appropriation is a
onetime appropriation and is added to the
appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 77,
article 1, section 18, and Laws 2015, First
Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 9.

Subd. 3.

Red Wing Ski Jump

-0-
 		1,000,000

For a grant to the city of Red Wing for
construction of a ski jump that meets
standards for an Olympic training or
qualifying jump. This is a onetime
appropriation. This appropriation is not
available until $3,000,000 is committed from
nonstate sources.

Sec. 7. HUMANITIES CENTER

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		95,000

To expand education efforts around the
Veterans' Voices program, and to work
with veterans to educate and engage the
community regarding veterans' contributions,
knowledge, skills, and experiences through
the Veterans' Voices program. This is a
onetime appropriation.

Sec. 8. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY; DIGITAL PRESERVATION

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		170,000

For digital preservation and access, including
planning and implementation of a program to
preserve and make available resources related
to Minnesota history. This appropriation
is a onetime appropriation and is added to
the appropriation in Laws 2015, chapter 77,
article 1, section 23.

Sec. 9. MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		2,000,000

Judges Retirement Plan. In fiscal year
2017 for transfer to the judges' retirement
fund defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
490.123. This appropriation is included in
the base and the transfer continues each fiscal
year until the judges retirement plan reaches
100 percent funding as determined by an
actuarial valuation prepared under Minnesota
Statutes, section 356.214.

Sec. 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		1,348,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Maintenance of Training Facilities

-0-
 		1,100,000

For security upgrades. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Subd. 3.

Security Improvement - General
Support

-0-
 		248,000

For payroll costs and contracted costs of
training and testing to provide security at
state-owned Minnesota National Guard
facilities.

Sec. 11. VETERANS AFFAIRS

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		488,000

Subd. 2.

Veterans Homes Domiciliary Increase

-0-
 		88,000

To increase the personal needs allowance
for residents of veterans homes. $110,000
is added to the base in fiscal year 2018 and
$114,000 is added to the base in fiscal year
2019.

Subd. 3.

Mental Health Study

-0-
 		150,000

For the study and report in section 25. This
is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 4.

Disabled Veterans Interim Housing
Study

-0-
 		250,000

For the study and report in section 26. This
is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 5.

Veterans Homes - Montevideo and
Bemidji

-0-
 		-0-

The fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019
general fund base appropriation for veterans
homes is increased by $10,000,000 each
fiscal year. This increase is for the operating
costs of 143 skilled nursing beds added
after July 1, 2016, in one or more veteran
homes, including Montevideo and Bemidji.
None of this increased amount may be used
for operating costs at a veterans home in
Minneapolis.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Agencies must request designer.

(a) Application. Upon undertaking a
project with an estimated cost greater than $2,000,000 $10,000,000 or a planning project
with estimated fees greater than $200,000 $1,000,000, every user agency, except the
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, shall submit a written request for a
primary designer for its project to the commissioner, who shall forward the request to the
board. The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
shall follow the process in subdivision 3a to select designers for their projects. The written
request must include a description of the project, the estimated cost of completing the
project, a description of any special requirements or unique features of the proposed
project, and other information which will assist the board in carrying out its duties and
responsibilities set forth in this section.

(b) Reactivated project. If a project for which a designer has been selected by the
board becomes inactive, lapses, or changes as a result of project phasing, insufficient
appropriations, or other reasons, the commissioner, the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities, or the University of Minnesota may, if the project is reactivated, retain
the same designer to complete the project.

(c) Fee limit reached after designer selected. If a project initially estimated to
be below the cost and planning fee limits of this subdivision has its cost or planning
fees revised so that the limits are exceeded, the project must be referred to the board for
designer selection even if a primary designer has already been selected. In this event, the
board may, without conducting interviews, elect to retain the previously selected designer
if it determines that the interests of the state are best served by that decision and shall
notify the commissioner of its determination.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Designer selection process.

(a) Publicity. Upon receipt of a request
from a user agency for a primary designer, the board shall publicize the proposed
project in order to determine the identity of designers interested in the design work on
the project. The board shall establish criteria for the selection process and make this
information public, and shall compile data on and conduct interviews of designers. The
board's selection criteria must include consideration of the geographic proximity of each
interested designer's primary place of business to the location of the project and each
interested designer's performance on previous projects for the state or any other person.
Upon completing the process, the board shall select the primary designer and shall state its
reasons in writing. If the board's vote for the selection of a primary designer results in a tie
vote, the nonvoting member appointed under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), must vote for
the selection of the primary designer. Notification to the commissioner of the selection
shall be made not more than 60 days after receipt from a user agency of a request for a
primary designer. The commissioner shall promptly notify the designer and the user
agency. The commissioner shall negotiate the designer's fee and prepare the contract to
be entered into between the designer and the user agency.

(b) Conflict of interest. A board member may not participate in the review,
discussion, or selection of a designer or firm in which the member has a financial interest.

(c) Selection by commissioner. In the event the board receives a request for a
primary designer on a project, the estimated cost of which is less than the limit established
by subdivision 3, or a planning project with estimated fees of less than the limit established
by subdivision 3, the board may submit the request to the commissioner of administration,
with or without recommendations, and the commissioner shall thereupon select the
primary designer for the project.

(d) Second selection. If the designer selected for a project declines the appointment
or is unable to reach agreement with the commissioner on the fee or the terms of the
contract, the commissioner shall, within 60 days after the first appointment, request the
board to make another selection.

(e) Sixty days to select. If the board fails to make a selection and forward its
recommendation to the commissioner within 60 days of the user agency's request
for a designer, the commissioner may appoint a designer to the project without the
recommendation of the board.

(f) Less than satisfactory performance. The commissioner, or the University of
Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for projects under their
supervision, shall forward to the board a written report describing each instance in which
the performance of a designer selected by the board or the commissioner has been less
than satisfactory. Criteria for determining satisfaction include the ability of the designer to
complete design work on time, to provide a design responsive to program needs within
the constraints of the budget, to solve design problems and achieve a design consistent
with the proposed function of the building, to avoid costly design errors or omissions,
and to observe the construction work. These reports are public data and are available for
inspection under section 13.03.

Sec. 14.

[16C.165] PROCUREMENT FROM OTHER TARGETED AND
VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES.

Subdivision 1.

Designation of eligible groups.

The commissioner may designate
businesses that are not small but otherwise qualify under section 16C.16, subdivisions 5
and 6a, as eligible for preferences under this section.

Subd. 2.

Preference.

The commissioner may award up to a three percent preference
for specified goods, services, or construction to businesses designated under subdivision 1.

Subd. 3.

Limitations on preference.

If the application of preference under
subdivision 2 precludes a business designated under section 16C.16, subdivisions 5 and
6a, from receiving an award, the preference in subdivision 2 shall not be applied.

Subd. 4.

Subcontracting incentives and penalties.

The financial incentives for
prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of small business or small targeted group
business subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet the
goals for use of small business or small targeted group business subcontractors apply to
businesses designated under subdivision 1.

Subd. 5.

Mentoring program.

The commissioner shall collaborate with
organizations that represent targeted group and veteran-owned businesses to prepare
recommendations for establishing a targeted group and veteran-owned business mentoring
program that incentivizes larger businesses to mentor businesses certified under
subdivision 1 and section 16C.16.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16C.19, is amended to read:


16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.

(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 16C.16,
subdivisions 4 to 7, or 16C.165, must be certified by the commissioner or by a nationally
recognized certifying organization authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner
shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for certifying that small targeted group
businesses, small businesses located in economically disadvantaged areas, and
veteran-owned small businesses are eligible to participate under the requirements of
sections 16C.16 to 16C.21. The commissioner shall adopt by rule under paragraph (g)
standards and procedures for certifying that businesses designated under section 16C.165
are eligible to participate. The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures
for hearing appeals and grievances and other rules necessary to carry out the duties set
forth in sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

(b) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of
nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers,
manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

(c) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits
on business participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a
veteran-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota,
is certified if:

(1) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as
being either a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small
business, in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of Federal Regulations, title
38, part 74; or

(2) the veteran-owned small business supplies the commissioner with proof that the
small business is majority-owned and operated by:

(i) a veteran as defined in section 197.447; or

(ii) a veteran with a service-connected disability, as determined at any time by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(e) Until rules are adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of certifying
veteran-owned small businesses, the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, may
be read to include veteran-owned small businesses. In addition to the documentation
required in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, the veteran owner must have been
discharged under honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by the veteran
owner's most current United States Department of Defense form DD-214.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a
minority- or woman-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is
in Minnesota, is certified if it has been certified by the Minnesota unified certification
program under the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 26.

(g) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the programs under section
16C.16, subdivisions 4 to 7, using the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.0466, is amended to read:


16E.0466 STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.

(a) Every state agency with an information or telecommunications project must
consult with the Office of MN.IT Services to determine the information technology cost
of the project. Upon agreement between the commissioner of a particular agency and
the chief information officer, the agency must transfer the information technology cost
portion of the project to the Office of MN.IT Services. Service level agreements must
document all project-related transfers under this section. Those agencies specified in
section 16E.016, paragraph (d), are exempt from the requirements of this section.

(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating
balance appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and
telecommunications technology systems and services account for the information
technology cost of a specific project, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory
Commission, under section 16E.21, subdivision 3.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Charges.

Upon agreement of the participating agency, the Office of
MN.IT Services may collect a charge or receive a fund transfer under section 16E.0466
for purchases of information and telecommunications technology systems and services
by state agencies and other governmental entities through state contracts for purposes
described in subdivision 1. Charges collected under this section must be credited to the
information and telecommunications technology systems and services account.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 3.

Legislative Advisory Commission review.

(a) No funds may be
transferred to the information and telecommunications technology systems and services
account under subdivision 2 or section 16E.0466 until the commissioner of management
and budget has submitted the proposed transfer to the members of the Legislative
Advisory Commission for review and recommendation. If the commission makes a
positive recommendation or no recommendation, or if the commission has not reviewed
the request within 20 days after the date the request to transfer funds was submitted,
the commissioner of management and budget may approve the request to transfer the
funds. If the commission recommends further review of a request to transfer funds, the
commissioner shall provide additional information to the commission. If the commission
makes a negative recommendation on the request within ten days of receiving further
information, the commissioner shall not approve the fund transfer. If the commission
makes a positive recommendation or no recommendation within ten days of receiving
further information, the commissioner may approve the fund transfer.

(b) A recommendation of the commission must be made at a meeting of the
commission unless a written recommendation is signed by all members entitled to vote on
the item as specified in section 3.30, subdivision 2. A recommendation of the commission
must be made by a majority of the commission.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 4.

Lapse.

Any portion of any receipt credited to the information and
telecommunications technology systems and services account from a fund transfer under
subdivision 2 that remains unexpended and unencumbered at the close of the fiscal year
four years after the funds were received in the account shall lapse to the fund from which
the receipt was transferred.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 5.

Report.

The chief information officer shall report by September 15 of
each odd-numbered year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the office regarding the receipts credited
to the account. The report must include a description of projects funded through the
information and telecommunications technology systems and services account and each
project's current status.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 198.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Cost of care.

(a) The commissioner shall set out in rules the method of
calculating the average cost of care for the domiciliary and nursing care residents. The cost
must be determined yearly based upon the average cost per resident taking into account,
but not limited to, administrative cost of the homes, the cost of service available to the
resident, and food and lodging costs. These average costs must be calculated separately for
domiciliary and nursing care residents. The amount charged each resident for maintenance,
if anything, must be based on the appropriate average cost of care calculation and the
assets and income of the resident but must not exceed the appropriate average cost of care.

(b) Using the authority granted in section 198.03, the commissioner shall set out
in rules the method of calculating each domiciliary resident's maintenance charge. This
maintenance charge shall establish a personal needs allowance based on each domiciliary
resident's monthly income. For the period of July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, the personal
needs allowance shall not be less than $122 per month. For the period of July 1, 2017,
to June 30, 2018, the personal needs allowance shall not be less than $130 per month.
Thereafter, the minimum personal needs allowance must be adjusted by multiplying
the allowance by one-half of the percentage change of the Consumer Price Index on
the first day of each fiscal year.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 198.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Arrearages.

Residents are liable for paying all of their overdue
maintenance charges. Overdue maintenance charges incurred after May 1, 1990, may be
charged interest according to section 334.01. A resident owing overdue maintenance to
the state of Minnesota for charges incurred prior to May 1, 1990, may continue to stay in
the home if the resident enters into an agreement, including a payment schedule, with the
administrator for the payment of the arrearage and abides by the agreement. Residents
who do not promptly pay maintenance or who do not abide by their agreements to pay
overdue maintenance to the state of Minnesota may be discharged from the home. The
payment schedule agreed to between the administrator and the resident must provide for
the prompt payment of the overdue maintenance owed by the resident, but it must not
reduce the resident's personal needs allowance below that which is provided for in the
administrative rules of the facility the amounts specified in subdivision 2.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 23.

[198.365] VETERANS HOMES; MONTEVIDEO AND BEMIDJI.

Subdivision 1.

Veterans homes established.

The commissioner of veterans affairs
may apply for federal funding and establish in Montevideo and Bemidji veterans homes
with up to 143 beds available for eligible veterans and their spouses. The state shall
provide the necessary operating costs for the veterans homes in excess of any revenue
and federal funding for the homes that may be required to continue the operation of the
homes and care for Minnesota veterans.

Subd. 2.

Nonstate contribution.

The commissioner of administration may accept
contributions of land or money from private individuals, businesses, local governments,
veterans service organizations, and other nonstate sources for the purpose of providing
matching funding when soliciting federal funding for the development of the homes.

Sec. 24.

Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, section 3, is amended to read:


Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR

 $
 		3,615,000
 		$
 		3,616,000

(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

(b) Up to $19,000 the first year and up to
$19,000 the second year are for necessary
expenses in the normal performance of
the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's
duties for which no other reimbursement is
provided.

(c) During the biennium ending June 30,
2017, and thereafter, the Office of the
Governor may receive payments each fiscal
year from other executive agencies under
Minnesota Statutes, section 15.53, to support
office costs, not including the residence
groundskeeper, incurred by the office.
Payments received under this paragraph must
be deposited in a special revenue account.
Money in the account is appropriated to the
Office of the Governor.

(c) (d) By September 1 of each year, the
commissioner of management and budget
shall report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate State Departments
and Veterans Affairs Budget Division and the
house of representatives State Government
Finance Committee any personnel costs
incurred by the Offices of the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor that were supported
by appropriations to other agencies during
the previous fiscal year. The Office of the
Governor shall inform the chairs and ranking
minority members of the committees before
initiating any interagency agreements.

Sec. 25. STUDY ON VETERANS' UNMET NEEDS FOR BEHAVIOR AND
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

The commissioner of veterans affairs shall perform a study to quantify and describe
unmet needs amongst Minnesota veterans for behavioral and mental health services. The
study will include conducting focus groups of stakeholders, including veterans and their
families, representatives of the United States Veterans Administration, community referral
centers, and county veteran service officers. The commissioner of veterans affairs may
contract with a statewide nonprofit organization to conduct the study. The commissioner
of veterans affairs shall report by February 15, 2017, to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction
over veterans policy and budget with the findings of the study and with recommendations
about how current services provided to veterans could be expanded to better meet the
needs identified by the study.

Sec. 26. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE INTERIM
HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS.

The commissioner of veterans affairs shall study the feasibility of partnering with
an established nonprofit organization to provide interim housing for disabled veterans in
conjunction with fully integrated and customizable support services. The commissioner of
veterans affairs shall submit a report including its findings and recommendations regarding
the feasibility of such a partnership to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
standing committees in the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction
over veterans affairs by February 15, 2017.

Sec. 27. PLAQUE OR MARKER AUTHORIZED TO HONOR CAPITOL
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

(a) A plaque or three-dimensional marker shall be placed in the Capitol building in
a space easily visible to public visitors to recognize and honor the efforts and sacrifice
of workers who constructed the State Capitol building, as well as those who worked on
subsequent projects to preserve the building. The plaque or marker shall specifically honor
the six workers who died during construction of the State Capitol building. The Capitol
Area Architectural and Planning Board and the Minnesota Historical Society shall set the
parameters and location for the memorial plaque or marker.

(b) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board shall conduct an opportunity
contest for sixth graders from across the state to submit designs for the memorial plaque
or marker. The board shall select a design from those submissions to be used as a basis for
the final production of this plaque or marker by January 1, 2017. The memorial plaque or
marker shall be installed during the completion of the Capitol remodel.

Sec. 28. IMMIGRATION INTEGRATION ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

(a) The Immigration Integration Advisory Task Force is created to research state laws
and rules that negatively affect immigrants. The task force is composed of the following:

(1) five members appointed by the governor to represent Minnesota's diverse
immigrant communities;

(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of
the house and one appointed by the minority leader; and

(3) two senators, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one appointed by
the senate minority leader.

(b) At its first meeting, the task force shall elect a chair and cochair from its
membership. The commissioner of human rights shall provide meeting space and
administrative and staff support for the task force.

(c) The task force shall conduct research and hold meetings to:

(1) determine the extent to which current state laws and rules negatively affect
Minnesotans based on their status as immigrants; and

(2) develop methods to ensure that future proposed state laws and rules consider
the impact of the proposals on immigrants.

The task force shall consult with the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council for
Minnesotans of African Heritage, and the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans. The task
force shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the
house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over human rights by January 15,
2017, with recommendations and draft legislation for changes in state laws, consistent
with federal law, that will reduce the negative impact of state laws on immigrants, and
ensure that future state laws and rules consider the impact on immigrants.

(d) The appointing authorities must make their initial appointments by August 1,
2016. The commissioner of human rights shall convene the first meeting of the task
force by September 1, 2016.

(e) Public members shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses as provided
in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.

(f) The task force shall expire on January 30, 2017, or the day after submitting the
report required under paragraph (c), whichever is earlier.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 9

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes
specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund and are available for
the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this
article mean that the addition to the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. Supplemental appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		5,000,000

For a competitive grant program established
by the chief justice for the distribution of
safe and secure courthouse fund grants to
government entities responsible for providing
or maintaining a courthouse or other facility
where court proceedings are held. Grant
recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate
match. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.

Sec. 3. DISTRICT COURTS

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		1,547,000

To increase the juror per diem to $20 and the
juror mileage reimbursement rate to 54 cents
per mile.

Sec. 4. GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		1,581,000

To hire additional guardians ad litem to
comply with federal and state mandates,
and court orders for representing the best
interests of children in juvenile and family
court proceedings.

Sec. 5. HUMAN RIGHTS

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		400,000

To enhance statewide outreach, education,
and enforcement of the Human Rights Act.

Sec. 6. CORRECTIONS

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		5,741,000
 		$
 		29,026,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Correctional Institutions

5,437,000
 		20,921,000

(a) Employee Compensation

$2,827,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$8,912,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for
employee compensation.

(b) Challenge Incarceration Expansion

$2,610,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $2,757,000
in fiscal year 2017 are to increase capacity
in the challenge incarceration program. The
base for this activity is $3,263,000 in fiscal
year 2018 and $3,623,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(c) Infectious Disease Management

$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
infectious disease management.

(d) 24-Hour Nursing

$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for 24-hour
nursing coverage seven days a week at
MCF-Shakopee, MCF-St. Cloud, MCF-Lino
Lakes, and MCF-Stillwater.

(e) Behavioral and Mental Health

$1,550,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
behavioral and mental health therapists and
increased security staffing at MCF-Oak Park
Heights.

(f) Increased Security Staffing

$1,800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for increased
security staffing systemwide.

(g) New Chemical Dependency/Mental
Health Beds

$750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for 70 new
chemical dependency/mental health beds.

(h) Chemical Dependency Release Planner,
MCF-Shakopee

$125,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
chemical dependency release planner at
MCF-Shakopee.

(i) Chemical Dependency Release Planner,
MCF-Stillwater

$125,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
chemical dependency release planner at
MCF-Stillwater.

(j) EMPLOY Program Expansion

$375,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to expand
the EMPLOY program administered by
MINNCOR.

Subd. 3.

Community Services

241,000
 		4,766,000

(a) Employee Compensation

$241,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $860,000
in fiscal year 2017 are for employee
compensation.

(b) Challenge Incarceration Expansion

$406,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to increase
capacity in the challenge incarceration
program. The base for this activity is
$812,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $1,421,000
in fiscal year 2019.

(c) Victim Notification System

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a
victim notification system. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(d) Reentry and Halfway Houses

$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for grants to
counties or groups of counties for reentry and
halfway house services. Eligible programs
must be proven to reduce recidivism. Grant
recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate
match.

(e) High-Risk Revocation Reduction
Programs

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to establish
two high-risk revocation reduction programs,
one in the metropolitan area and the other
in greater Minnesota. Each program shall
receive $1,000,000 to provide sustained case
planning, housing assistance, employment
assistance, group mentoring, life skills
programming, and transportation assistance
to adult release violators who are being
released from prison.

Subd. 4.

Operations Support

63,000
 		3,339,000

(a) Employee Compensation

$63,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $339,000
in fiscal year 2017 are for employee
compensation.

(b) Information Technology Critical
Updates

$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
information technology upgrades and
staffing. The base for this activity is $783,000
in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

Sec. 7. PUBLIC SAFETY

 $
 		-0-
 		$
 		1,567,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
paragraphs.

(a) DNA Lab

$650,000 is for the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension DNA lab, including the
addition of eight forensic scientists. The base
for this activity is $1,000,000 in each of the
fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

(b) Missing Person Training

$100,000 is to provide regional and statewide
training for law enforcement on best practices
in responding to and investigating missing
persons reports. This training must include
information on:

(1) handling cases involving persons with
dementia, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's
disease, or other mental disabilities; and

(2) developing agency policies and
procedural checklists in missing person
cases.

(c) Assessment of Law Enforcement Needs

$88,000 is for a grant to the Arrowhead
Regional Development Commission to
conduct an assessment of law enforcement
needs for detention facilities in northeast
Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.

(d) Children In Need of Services or in
Out-Of-Home Placement

$150,000 is for a grant to an organization
that provides legal representation to children
in need of protection or services and children
in out-of-home placement. The grant is
contingent upon a match in an equal amount
from nonstate funds. The match may be
in kind, including the value of volunteer
attorney time, or in cash, or in a combination
of the two.

(e) Youth Intervention Programs

$129,000 is for youth intervention programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.73.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(f) Mental Health Crisis Training
Curriculum

$150,000 is for grants to organizations
to develop curriculum, including online
training, to meet the training requirements
under section 8. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(g) Autism Training

$50,000 is to select and retain a person or
entity to train law enforcement, firefighters,
and EMTs to better respond to emergency
encounters and crisis situations with
individuals with autism spectrum disorder
and to train other individuals or entities
to conduct this training to create a Cop
Autism Response Education (CARE) pilot
program. When selecting a trainer, the
commissioner shall consider the trainer's
Peace Officer Standards and Training
Board qualified training experience, and
demonstrated knowledge on methods to
help responders to effectively respond to
emergency situations involving people
with autism spectrum disorder and other
related disabilities. The commissioner shall
consult with the Peace Officer Standards and
Training Board and the Minnesota Board of
Firefighter Training and Education before
selecting a trainer. By February 15, 2017,
the commissioner shall report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the senate
and house of representatives committees
having jurisdiction over criminal justice
policy and funding on the trainer selected
and the training conducted pursuant to this
section, including the number of emergency
responders trained and the departments they
represent. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.

(h) Sex Trafficking

$250,000 is for grants to state and local units
of government for the following purposes:

(1) to support new or existing
multijurisdictional entities to investigate sex
trafficking crimes; and

(2) to provide technical assistance for
sex trafficking crimes, including training
and case consultation, to law enforcement
agencies statewide.

Sec. 8.

[626.8473] TRAINING IN RESPONDING TO A MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS.

Subdivision 1.

Training course.

The board, in consultation with the commissioner
of human services and mental health stakeholders, shall create a list of approved training
courses to instruct peace officers holding an active license in the techniques of responding
to a mental health crisis. A course must include instruction on one or more of the
following issues:

(1) techniques for relating to individuals with mental illnesses and their families;

(2) techniques for crisis de-escalation;

(3) techniques for relating to diverse communities and education on mental health
diversity;

(4) education on mental illnesses and the criminal justice system;

(5) education on community resources and supports for individuals experiencing a
mental health crisis and for their families;

(6) education on psychotropic medications and their side effects;

(7) education on co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders;

(8) education on suicide prevention; and

(9) education on mental illnesses and disorders and their symptoms.

A course also must provide information on local mental health crisis teams in each
participating officer's jurisdiction, including a summary of the services offered by the
team and its contact information, and must include training on children and families of
individuals with mental illnesses to enable officers to respond appropriately to others
who are present during a mental health crisis. The board shall update the training list
periodically as it deems appropriate.

Subd. 2.

Training requirement.

An individual shall complete a minimum of four
hours of continuing education training under subdivision 1 over three years.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2017.

ARTICLE 10

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 1, is amended to read:


Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made
in this act, and do not have legal effect.

2016
 		2017
 		Total
General
 $
 139,347,000
 $
 135,792,000
137,548,000
 		$
 275,139,000
276,895,000
Airports
 25,109,000
35,368,000
 		25,109,000
25,922,000
 		50,218,000
61,290,000
C.S.A.H.
 670,768,000
 698,495,000
 1,369,263,000
M.S.A.S.
 170,743,000
 178,141,000
 348,884,000
Special Revenue
 61,475,000
 62,210,000
 123,685,000
H.U.T.D.
 2,192,000
 2,213,000
 4,405,000
Trunk Highway
 1,673,708,000
 1,672,006,000
1,676,646,000
 		3,345,714,000
3,350,354,000
Total
 		$
 		2,743,342,000
2,753,601,000
 		$
 		2,773,966,000
2,781,175,000
 		$
 		5,517,308,000
5,534,776,000

Sec. 2.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

 $
2,488,269,000
 		$
 		2,496,573,000
2,498,528,000
 		2,498,972,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 44,115,000
 21,058,000
22,504,000
Airports
 25,109,000
35,368,000
 		25,109,000
25,922,000
C.S.A.H.
 670,768,000
 698,495,000
M.S.A.S.
 170,743,000
 178,141,000
Trunk Highway
 1,577,534,000
 1,573,770,000
1,573,910,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Multimodal Systems

(a) Aeronautics

(1) Airport Development and Assistance
 19,798,000
30,057,000
 		19,798,000

This appropriation is from the state
airports fund and must be spent according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4.

The base appropriation in each of fiscal years
2018 and 2019 is $14,298,000.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for five years after appropriation.
If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.

(2) Aviation Support and Services
 6,661,000
 6,661,000
7,474,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
Airports
 5,311,000
 5,311,000
6,124,000
Trunk Highway
 1,350,000
 1,350,000

$80,000 in each year is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

$313,000 in the second year is from the state
airports fund for software system upgrades
needed to accommodate the regulation of
drones under Minnesota Statutes, sections
360.55, subdivision 9, and 360.679, through
aircraft regulation and commercial operator
licensing. This is a onetime appropriation.

$500,000 in the second year is from the
state airports fund for the commissioner of
transportation to conduct an air transport
optimization planning study for the St.
Cloud Regional Airport. The study must
be comprehensive and market-based, using
economic development and air service
expertise to research, analyze, and develop
models and strategies that maximize the
return on investments made to enhance the
use and impact of the St. Cloud Regional
Airport. This is a onetime appropriation.

The base appropriation from the trunk
highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is
$1,479,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is
$1,623,000.

The base appropriation from the state airports
fund in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is
$5,311,000.

(b) Transit
 20,543,000
 20,567,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 19,745,000
 19,745,000
Trunk Highway
 798,000
 822,000

The base appropriation from the general
fund in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019
is $17,245,000.

The base appropriation from the trunk
highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is $846,000
and in fiscal year 2019 is $873,000.

(c) Safe Routes to School
 500,000
 500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.

(d) Passenger Rail
 500,000
 500,000

This appropriation is from the general
fund for passenger rail system planning,
alternatives analysis, environmental analysis,
design, and preliminary engineering under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 174.632 to
174.636.

(e) Freight
 13,445,000
 5,452,000
6,873,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 8,401,000
 256,000
1,677,000
Trunk Highway
 5,044,000
 5,196,000

$185,000 in the second year is from the
general fund to pay for an interagency rail
director to work with the Interagency Rail
Working Group to address rail safety, rail
service, and rail impacts on communities.

$1,128,000 in the second year is from
the general fund to pay for freight and
rail planning, engineering, administration,
and related activities. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$108,000 in the second year is from the
general fund for required activities of
emergency response and preparedness
related to oil and hazardous substances
transported by rail. The base appropriation
for this activity is $95,000 in fiscal year 2018,
$37,000 in fiscal year 2019, and $0 thereafter.

$145,000 in the first year is from the general
fund for a grant to the Minnesota Commercial
Railway for emergency temporary repairs
to approximately 6.5 miles of railroad track
described as that portion of the Minnesota
Commercial main running lead, between
M&D Junction in White Bear Lake and the
end of track in Hugo.

$3,000,000 in the first year is from the
general fund for port development assistance
program grants under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 457A. Any improvements made with
the proceeds of these grants must be publicly
owned. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available in the second year.

$5,000,000 in the first year is from the
general fund for rail grade crossing
safety improvements. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available in the second
year.

The base appropriation from the trunk
highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is
$5,350,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is
$5,522,000.

The base appropriation from the general fund
in fiscal year 2018 is $536,000 and in fiscal
year 2019 is $478,000.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

State Roads
(a) Operations and Maintenance
 288,405,000
 290,916,000

The base appropriation in fiscal year 2018
is $292,140,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is
$301,545,000.

(b) Program Planning and Delivery
 237,529,000
 231,252,000
231,392,000

$140,000 in the second year is for the costs
of developing, adopting, and implementing
best practices for project evaluation and
selection. This is a onetime appropriation.

$130,000 in each year is available for
administrative costs of the targeted group
business program.

$266,000 in each year is available for grants
to metropolitan planning organizations
outside the seven-county metropolitan area.

$900,000 in each year is available for
grants for transportation studies outside
the metropolitan area to identify critical
concerns, problems, and issues. These
grants are available: (1) to regional
development commissions; (2) in regions
where no regional development commission
is functioning, to joint powers boards
established under agreement of two or
more political subdivisions in the region to
exercise the planning functions of a regional
development commission; and (3) in regions
where no regional development commission
or joint powers board is functioning, to the
department's district office for that region.

$1,000,000 in each year is available
for management of contaminated and
regulated material on property owned by
the Department of Transportation, including
mitigation of property conveyances, facility
acquisition or expansion, chemical release at
maintenance facilities, and spills on the trunk
highway system where there is no known
responsible party. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.

$6,804,000 in the first year and $1,000,000 in
the second year are available for the purposes
stated in Minnesota Statutes, section 12A.16,
subdivision 2.

The base appropriation for program
planning and delivery in fiscal year 2018
is $227,004,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is
$234,331,000.

(c) State Road Construction
 779,664,000
 744,166,000

This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and
improvement of trunk highways, including
design-build contracts, internal department
costs associated with delivering the
construction program, and consultant usage
to support these activities. This includes the
cost of actual payment to landowners for
lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.

$1,000,000 in the first year is to complete
projects using funds made available to
the commissioner of transportation under
title XII of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law
111-5, and implemented under Minnesota
Statutes, section 161.36, subdivision 7.

$10,000,000 in each year is for the
transportation economic development
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.12.

The commissioner may expend up to one-half
of one percent of the federal appropriations
under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
industrialization centers and other nonprofit
job training centers for job training programs
related to highway construction.

The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
revolving loan fund.

The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of
partnership projects. These receipts are
appropriated to the commissioner for these
projects.

The base appropriation for state road
construction in each of fiscal years 2018 and
2019 is $695,800,000.

(d) Highway Debt Service
 197,381,000
 231,199,000

$187,881,000 the first year and $221,699,000
the second year are for transfer to the state
bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
to make all transfers required in the year
for which it is made, the commissioner
of management and budget shall transfer
the deficiency amount under the statutory
open appropriation, and notify the chairs
and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance and the chairs of the
senate Committee on Finance and the house
of representatives Committee on Ways and
Means of the amount of the deficiency. Any
excess appropriation cancels to the trunk
highway fund.

(e) Statewide Radio Communications
 5,358,000
 5,486,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 35,000
 3,000
Trunk Highway
 5,323,000
 5,483,000

$3,000 in each year is from the general fund to
equip and operate the Roosevelt signal tower
for Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.

$32,000 in the first year is from the general
fund for a weather transmitter in Lake of the
Woods County.

The base appropriation from the trunk
highway fund in fiscal year 2018 is
$5,645,000 and in fiscal year 2019 is
$5,826,000.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:


Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

 $
 		81,626,000
 		$
 		101,126,000
101,176,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for transit system operations under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449.

Of this amount, $27,300,000 is available
through fiscal year 2018.

$50,000 in the second year is for a grant
to the city of St. Paul for a transitway
development outreach pilot program. This is
a onetime appropriation.

Of this appropriation, $1,000,000 in
each year is for financial assistance to
replacement service providers under
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, to
implement a demonstration project that
provides regular route transit or express
bus service between municipalities in the
metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2,
excluding cities of the first class. The council
may not retain any portion of funds specified
in this rider. The replacement service
providers shall collectively identify one or
more demonstration projects for financial
assistance and submit a notification of the
allocation to the council. The council shall
allocate the appropriated funds as directed by
the replacement service providers. Criteria
for evaluating and identifying demonstration
projects must include but are not limited to:
(1) scope of service offering improvements;
(2) integration with transit facilities and
major business, retail, or suburban centers;
(3) extent to which a proposed route
complements existing transit service; and
(4) density of employment along a proposed
route. This is a onetime appropriation.

Of this appropriation, $200,000 in the first
year is for grants payable by July 31, 2016,
to transportation management organizations
that provide services exclusively or primarily
in (1) each city of the first class, as provided
under section 410.01; and (2) the city having
the highest population as of the effective
date of this section located along the marked
Interstate Highway 494 corridor. Permissible
uses include administrative expenses and
programming and service expansion,
including but not limited to staffing,
communications, outreach and education
program development, and operations
management. The council may not retain any
portion of funds under this appropriation.

The base appropriation in each of fiscal years
2018 and 2019 is $89,820,000.

Sec. 6.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 5, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

 $
 		173,447,000
 		$
 		176,267,000
181,027,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 13,606,000
 13,608,000
13,868,000
Special Revenue
 61,475,000
 62,210,000
H.U.T.D.
 2,192,000
 2,213,000
Trunk Highway
 96,174,000
 98,236,000
102,736,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Administration and Related Services

(a) Office of Communications
 517,000
 530,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 113,000
 115,000
Trunk Highway
 404,000
 415,000
(b) Public Safety Support
 9,035,000
 9,124,000
9,384,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 3,982,000
 3,987,000
4,247,000
H.U.T.D.
 1,366,000
 1,366,000
Trunk Highway
 3,687,000
 3,771,000

The base appropriation from the general
fund in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is
$3,537,000.

$380,000 in each the first year and $640,000
in the second year is are from the general
fund for payment of public safety officer
survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.44. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.

$1,367,000 in each year is from the general
fund to be deposited in the public safety
officer's benefit account. This money
is available for reimbursements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.465.

$600,000 in each year is from the general
fund and $100,000 in each year is from the
trunk highway fund for soft body armor
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.38.

$450,000 in each year is from the general
fund for the creation of two emergency
response teams. One emergency response
team must be under the jurisdiction of the
St. Cloud Fire Department, or a similarly
located fire department if necessary, and one
emergency response team must be under the
jurisdiction of the Duluth Fire Department.
The commissioner shall allocate the funds
as needed to facilitate the creation and
maintenance of the emergency response
teams. This is a onetime appropriation.

(c) Technology and Support Service
 3,685,000
 3,685,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 1,322,000
 1,322,000
H.U.T.D.
19,000
 19,000
Trunk Highway
 2,344,000
 2,344,000

Sec. 8.

Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

State Patrol
(a) Patrolling Highways
81,516,000
 83,121,000
87,621,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 154,000
 37,000
H.U.T.D.
 92,000
 92,000
Trunk Highway
 81,270,000
 82,992,000
87,492,000

$4,500,000 from the trunk highway fund in
the second year is to recruit, hire, train, and
equip a State Patrol Academy.

$858,000 from the trunk highway fund in the
first year and $117,000 from the general fund
in the first year is to purchase a single-engine
aircraft for the State Patrol.

The base appropriation from the trunk
highway fund for patrolling highways in each
of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is $87,492,000,
of which $4,500,000 each year is for a State
Patrol Academy.

(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
 8,023,000
 8,257,000
(c) Capitol Security
 8,035,000
 8,147,000

This appropriation is from the general fund.

The commissioner may not: (1) spend
any money from the trunk highway fund
for capitol security; or (2) permanently
transfer any state trooper from the patrolling
highways activity to capitol security.

The commissioner may not transfer any
money appropriated to the commissioner
under this section: (1) to capitol security; or
(2) from capitol security.

(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
 715,000
 736,000

This appropriation is from the highway user
tax distribution fund.

This appropriation is to investigate: (1)
registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
liabilities from individuals and businesses
that currently do not pay all taxes owed;
and (2) illegal or improper activity related
to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of
motor vehicles.

Sec. 9. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS FREIGHT RAIL CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

$1,000,000 is appropriated from the rail service improvement account in the special
revenue fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Grand
Rapids to fund rail planning studies, design, and preliminary engineering relating to the
construction of a freight rail line located in the counties of Itasca, St. Louis, and Lake
to serve local producers and shippers. The city of Grand Rapids shall collaborate with
the Itasca Economic Development Corporation and the Itasca County Regional Railroad
Authority in the activities funded with the proceeds of this grant. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 10. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TASK FORCE; APPROPRIATION.

$25,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to the
commissioner of transportation for the administrative support costs of the autonomous
vehicles task force. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019.

ARTICLE 11

TRANSPORTATION FISCAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115E.042, is amended to read:


115E.042 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR CERTAIN RAILROADS.

Subdivision 1.

Application.

In addition to the requirements of section 115E.04,
a person who owns or operates railroad car rolling stock transporting a unit train must
comply with this section.

Subd. 2.

Training.

(a) Each railroad must offer training to each fire department,
and each local organization for emergency management under section 12.25, having
jurisdiction along the route of unit trains routes over which oil and other hazardous
substances are transported. Initial training under this subdivision must be offered to each
fire department by June 30, 2016, and Refresher training must be offered to each fire
department and local organization for emergency management at least once every three
years thereafter after initial training under this subdivision.

(b) The training must address the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances,
techniques to assess hazards to the environment and to the safety of responders and the
public, factors an incident commander must consider in determining whether to attempt to
suppress a fire or to evacuate the public and emergency responders from an area, and other
strategies for initial response by local emergency responders. The training must include
suggested protocol or practices for local responders to safely accomplish these tasks.

Subd. 3.

Coordination.

Beginning June 30, 2015, Each railroad must communicate
at least annually with each county or city emergency manager, safety representatives of
railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act, and a senior fire department
officer of each fire department having jurisdiction along the route of a unit train routes
over which oil and other hazardous substances are transported, to:

(1) ensure coordination of emergency response activities between the railroad and
local responders; and

(2) assist emergency managers identify and assess local threats, hazards, and risks in
areas (i) having high population concentration, or (ii) in which key facilities are located.

Subd. 4.

Response capabilities; time limits.

(a) Following confirmation of a
discharge, a railroad must deliver and deploy sufficient equipment and trained personnel to
contain and recover discharged oil or hazardous substances and to protect the environment
and public safety.

(b) Within one hour of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide a
qualified company employee to advise the incident commander. The employee may be
made available by telephone, and must be authorized to deploy all necessary response
resources of the railroad.

(c) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of
delivering monitoring equipment and a trained operator to assist in protection of responder
and public safety. A plan to ensure delivery of monitoring equipment and an operator to a
discharge site must be provided each year to the commissioner of public safety.

(d) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide qualified
personnel at a discharge site to assess the discharge and to advise the incident commander.

(e) A railroad must be capable of deploying containment boom from land across
sewer outfalls, creeks, ditches, and other places where oil or hazardous substances
may drain, in order to contain leaked material before it reaches those resources. The
arrangement to provide containment boom and staff may be made by:

(1) training and caching equipment with local jurisdictions;

(2) training and caching equipment with a fire mutual-aid group;

(3) means of an industry cooperative or mutual-aid group;

(4) deployment of a contractor;

(5) deployment of a response organization under state contract; or

(6) other dependable means acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency.

(f) Each arrangement under paragraph (e) must be confirmed each year. Each
arrangement must be tested by drill at least once every five years.

(g) Within eight hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of
delivering and deploying containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, trained staff,
and all other materials needed to provide:

(1) on-site containment and recovery of a volume of oil equal to ten percent of the
calculated worst case discharge at any location along the route; and

(2) protection of listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes within one mile of
a discharge site and within eight hours of water travel time downstream in any river
or stream that the right-of-way intersects.

(h) Within 60 hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of
delivering and deploying additional containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment,
trained staff, and all other materials needed to provide containment and recovery of a
worst case discharge and to protect listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes at any
location along the route.

Subd. 5.

Railroad Environmental response drills.

Each railroad must conduct at
least one oil containment, recovery, and sensitive area protection drill exercises as follows:
(1) at least one tabletop exercise every year; and (2) at least one full-scale exercise every
three years, at a location and time and in the manner chosen by the Pollution Control
Agency, and attended by safety representatives of railroad employees governed by the
Railway Labor Act.

Subd. 5a.

Prevention and response plans; capacity information.

In addition to
other requirements, a prevention and response plan under section 115E.04 must include a
description of the capacity and methods a railroad intends to utilize in order to meet the
requirements under subdivision 4.

Subd. 6.

Prevention and response plans; submission requirements.

(a) By
June 30, 2015, A railroad shall submit the prevention and response plan required under
section 115E.04, as necessary to comply with the requirements of this section, to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency on a form designated by the commissioner.

(b) By June 30 of In every third year following a plan submission under this
subdivision, or sooner as provided under section 115E.04, subdivision 2, a railroad must
update and resubmit the prevention and response plan to the commissioner.

Subd. 7.

Financial responsibility.

(a) Each railroad must file with the commissioner
of transportation a financial responsibility plan that complies with the requirements of this
subdivision, in a form and manner determined by the commissioner.

(b) The financial responsibility plan must include (1) evidence demonstrating that
the railroad has the financial ability to pay for the environmental costs that may arise
while the financial responsibility plan is in effect, and (2) business information required by
the commissioner.

(c) Evidence of the railroad's financial ability to pay, in the form, at the amount,
and with such contractual terms, conditions, or defenses required by the commissioner
can be demonstrated by:

(1) insurance meeting the requirements of chapter 60A;

(2) self-insurance;

(3) surety bond; or

(4) irrevocable letter of credit, as defined in section 336.5-102.

(d) The commissioner must set the amount of financial ability to pay in consultation
with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency: (1) using a calculation based on
the volume of oil or other hazardous substances to be transported within or through the
state; and (2) at a level no less than the expected environmental costs from a worst-case
discharge.

(e) A financial responsibility plan must be continuous until canceled. The
commissioner must receive 90 days' written notice prior to cancellation of any evidence of
the railroad's ability to pay. A railroad shall notify the commissioner promptly following a
material change in ability to pay.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.368, is amended to read:


161.368 HIGHWAY CONTRACTS WITH TRIBAL AUTHORITIES.

(a) On behalf of the state, the commissioner may enter into agreements with Indian
tribal authorities for the purpose of providing maintenance, design, and construction to
highways on tribal lands. These agreements may include (1) a provision for waiver of
immunity from suit by a party to the contract on the part of the tribal authority with respect
to any controversy arising out of the contract and (2) a provision conferring jurisdiction on
state district courts to hear such a controversy.

(b) Notwithstanding section 161.32, for construction of highways on tribal lands
in a reservation exempt from Public Law 83-280, the commissioner may: (1) award
a preference for Indian-owned contractors to the same extent provided in the applicable
Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance, but not to exceed ten percent; or (2) negotiate
with the tribal authority and enter into an agreement for the tribal authority to award and
administer the construction contract, with the commissioner providing funding for the
state share of the project. If negotiating with the tribal authority, the commissioner must
perform an independent cost estimate and determine that the cost proposed by the tribal
authority is reasonable. An agreement negotiated with a tribal authority must include a
clause requiring conformance with plans and specifications approved by the commissioner.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 165.14, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Annual report.

Annually By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the
commissioner shall submit a report on the program to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance. The report must include the inventory information required under
subdivision 3, and an analysis, including any recommendations for changes, of the
adequacy and efficacy of (1) the program requirements under subdivision 3, and (2) the
prioritization requirements under subdivision 4.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.017, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 6.

Refunds; grace period.

The registrar shall cancel registration and provide
a full refund on a vehicle registered under this section if an application for refund is
submitted within the first ten days of the month commencing the registration period for
which the refund is submitted.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment,
and applies to registration periods starting on or after January 1, 2017.

Sec. 5.

[168.1294] LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

Issuance of plates.

The commissioner shall issue special law
enforcement memorial license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:

(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle;

(2) pays an additional fee of $10 for each set of plates;

(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any
other fees required by this chapter;

(4) contributes $25 upon initial application and a minimum of $5 annually to the
Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association; and

(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles
and licensing of drivers.

Subd. 2.

Design.

After consultation with the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial
Association, the commissioner shall design the special plate. The final design of the plate
is subject to the approval of the commissioner.

Subd. 3.

Plates transfer.

On application to the commissioner and payment of a
transfer fee of $5, special plates may be transferred to another qualified motor vehicle that
is registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.

Subd. 4.

Exemption.

Special plates issued under this section are not subject to
section 168.1293, subdivision 2.

Subd. 5.

Fees.

Fees collected under subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), and
subdivision 3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017, for special law
enforcement memorial plates issued on or after that date.

Sec. 6.

[168A.125] TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE.

Subdivision 1.

Titled as transfer-on-death.

A natural person who is the owner of
a motor vehicle may have the motor vehicle titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by
including in the application for the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or
beneficiaries to whom the motor vehicle must be transferred on death of the owner or the last
survivor of joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of secured parties.

Subd. 2.

Designation of beneficiary.

A motor vehicle is registered in
transfer-on-death form by designating on the certificate of title the name of the owner
and the names of joint owners with identification of rights of survivorship, followed by
the words "transfer-on-death to (name of beneficiary or beneficiaries)." The designation
"TOD" may be used instead of "transfer-on-death." A title in transfer-on-death form is
not required to be supported by consideration, and the certificate of title in which the
designation is made is not required to be delivered to the beneficiary or beneficiaries in
order for the designation to be effective. If the owner of the motor vehicle is married at
the time of the designation, the designation of a beneficiary other than the owner's spouse
requires the spouse's written consent.

Subd. 3.

Interest of beneficiary.

The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries
have no interest in the motor vehicle until the death of the owner or the last survivor of
joint owners with rights of survivorship. A beneficiary designation may be changed at any
time by the owner or by all joint owners with rights of survivorship, without the consent of
the beneficiary or beneficiaries, by filing an application for a new certificate of title.

Subd. 4.

Vesting of ownership in beneficiary.

Ownership of a motor vehicle titled
in transfer-on-death form vests in the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries on the death
of the owner or the last of the joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the
rights of secured parties. The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive
the owner may apply for a new certificate of title to the motor vehicle upon submitting
a certified death record of the owner of the motor vehicle. If no transfer-on-death
beneficiary or beneficiaries survive the owner of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle must
be included in the probate estate of the deceased owner. A transfer of a motor vehicle to a
transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries is not a testamentary transfer.

Subd. 5.

Rights of creditors.

(a) This section does not limit the rights of any
secured party or creditor of the owner of a motor vehicle against a transfer-on-death
beneficiary or beneficiaries.

(b) The state or a county agency with a claim or lien authorized by section 246.53,
256B.15, 261.04, or 270C.63, is a creditor for purposes of this subdivision. A claim
or lien under those sections continues to apply against the designated beneficiary or
beneficiaries after the transfer under this section if other assets of the deceased owner's
estate are insufficient to pay the amount of the claim. The claim or lien continues to
apply to the motor vehicle until the designated beneficiary sells or transfers it to a person
against whom the claim or lien does not apply and who did not have actual notice or
knowledge of the claim or lien.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

(a) The department must be paid the following fees:

(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title,
the sum of:

(i) until December 31, 2016, $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from
July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016 2019, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and
credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account; and

(ii) on and after January 1, 2017, $8.25 of which $4.15 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account;

(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the
concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority
under section 168A.05, subdivision 8;

(3) until December 31, 2016, for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the
issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the
vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705,
and from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016 2019, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee
and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account;

(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title,
unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1; and

(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must
be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705; from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016 2019, a surcharge of $1 must be
added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account.

(b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department
must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be
deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle
account established in section 299A.70.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For the purpose of section 168.021 and this section, the
following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.

(b) "Health professional" means a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant,
advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed chiropractor.

(c) "Long-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than 12
months but not greater than 71 months.

(d) "Organization certificate" means a certificate issued to an entity other than a
natural person for a period of three years.

(e) "Permit" refers to a permit that is issued for a period of 30 days, in lieu of the
certificate referred to in subdivision 3, while the application is being processed.

(f) "Physically disabled person" means a person who:

(1) because of disability cannot walk without significant risk of falling;

(2) because of disability cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest;

(3) because of disability cannot walk without the aid of another person, a walker, a
cane, crutches, braces, a prosthetic device, or a wheelchair;

(4) is restricted by a respiratory disease to such an extent that the person's forced
(respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less
than one liter;

(5) has an arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) of less than 60 mm/Hg on room air at rest;

(6) uses portable oxygen;

(7) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are
classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American
Heart Association;

(8) has lost an arm or a leg and does not have or cannot use an artificial limb; or

(9) has a disability that would be aggravated by walking 200 feet under normal
environmental conditions to an extent that would be life threatening; or

(10) has been diagnosed with a form of dementia that is progressive in nature with
physical complications, or the condition either impacts activities of daily living or presents
an unreasonable safety risk.

(g) "Short-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than six
months but not greater than 12 months.

(h) "Six-year certificate" means a certificate issued for a period of six years.

(i) "Temporary certificate" means a certificate issued for a period not greater than
six months.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Fees.

(a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
as follows:

Classified Driver's License
 D-$17.25
 C-$21.25
 B-$28.25
 A-$36.25
Classified Under-21 D.L.
 D-$17.25
 C-$21.25
 B-$28.25
 A-$16.25
Enhanced Driver's License
 D-$32.25
 C-$36.25
 B-$43.25
 A-$51.25
Instruction Permit
 $5.25
Enhanced Instruction
Permit
 $20.25
Commercial Learner's
Permit
 $2.50
Provisional License
 $8.25
Enhanced Provisional
License
 $23.25
Duplicate License or
duplicate identification
card
 $6.75
Enhanced Duplicate
License or enhanced
duplicate identification
card
 $21.75
Minnesota identification
card or Under-21
Minnesota identification
card, other than duplicate,
except as otherwise
provided in section 171.07,
subdivisions 3 and 3a
 $11.25
Enhanced Minnesota
identification card
 $26.25

In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30,
2016 2019. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and
vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving
violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.

(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
endorsement.

(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.

(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall
charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061,
subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver
services operating account.

(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the
purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.185, is amended to read:


174.185 PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following
definitions apply.

(a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and
all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the
pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected
maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department
of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and
experience with local material costs.

(b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing
paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods.

Subd. 2.

Required analysis.

For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing,
and road repair funding categories, the commissioner shall perform a life-cycle cost
analysis and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered.
The commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life
cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost
analysis is required for projects to be constructed after July 1, 2011. For projects to be
constructed prior to July 1, 2011, when feasible, the department will use its best efforts to
perform life-cycle cost analyses.

Subd. 3.

Report.

The commissioner shall report annually by January 15 of each
year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance beginning on January 1, 2012, the
results of the analyses required in subdivision 2.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

(a) The operating standards for special transportation
service adopted under this section do not apply to special transportation provided by:

(1) a common carrier operating on fixed routes and schedules public transit provider
receiving financial assistance under sections 174.24 or 473.371 to 473.449;

(2) a volunteer driver using a private automobile;

(3) a school bus as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71; or

(4) an emergency ambulance regulated under chapter 144.

(b) The operating standards adopted under this section only apply to providers
of special transportation service who receive grants or other financial assistance from
either the state or the federal government, or both, to provide or assist in providing that
service; except that the operating standards adopted under this section do not apply
to any nursing home licensed under section 144A.02, to any board and care facility
licensed under section 144.50, or to any day training and habilitation services, day care,
or group home facility licensed under sections 245A.01 to 245A.19 unless the facility or
program provides transportation to nonresidents on a regular basis and the facility receives
reimbursement, other than per diem payments, for that service under rules promulgated
by the commissioner of human services.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the operating standards adopted under this
section do not apply to any vendor of services licensed under chapter 245D that provides
transportation services to consumers or residents of other vendors licensed under chapter
245D and transports 15 or fewer persons, including consumers or residents and the driver.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 1a.

Definition.

For purposes of this section, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, "disqualified" means an individual disqualified under chapter 245C
who has not received a disqualification set-aside under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23
specific to that special transportation service provider.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 174.30, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Vehicle and equipment inspection; rules; decal; complaint contact
information; restrictions on name of service.

(a) The commissioner shall inspect or
provide for the inspection of vehicles at least annually. In addition to scheduled annual
inspections and reinspections scheduled for the purpose of verifying that deficiencies have
been corrected, unannounced inspections of any vehicle may be conducted.

(b) On determining that a vehicle or vehicle equipment is in a condition that is likely
to cause an accident or breakdown, the commissioner shall require the vehicle to be taken
out of service immediately. The commissioner shall require that vehicles and equipment
not meeting standards be repaired and brought into conformance with the standards
and shall require written evidence of compliance from the operator before allowing the
operator to return the vehicle to service. The commissioner may prohibit a vehicle from
being placed in or returned to service under a certificate of compliance until the vehicle
fully complies with all of the requirements in Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840.

(c) The commissioner shall provide in the rules procedures for inspecting vehicles,
removing unsafe vehicles from service, determining and requiring compliance, and
reviewing driver qualifications.

(d) The commissioner shall design a distinctive decal to be issued to special
transportation service providers with a current certificate of compliance under this section.
A decal is valid for one year from the last day of the month in which it is issued. A person
who is subject to the operating standards adopted under this section may not provide
special transportation service in a vehicle that does not conspicuously display a decal
issued by the commissioner.

(e) All special transportation service providers shall pay an annual fee of $45
to obtain a decal. Providers of ambulance service, as defined in section 144E.001,
subdivision 3, are exempt from the annual fee. Fees collected under this paragraph must
be deposited in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay
for costs related to administering the special transportation service program.

(f) Special transportation service providers shall prominently display in each vehicle
all contact information for the submission of complaints regarding the transportation
services provided to that individual. All vehicles providing service under section
473.386 shall display contact information for the Metropolitan Council. All other special
transportation service vehicles shall display contact information for the commissioner of
transportation.

(g) Nonemergency medical transportation providers must comply with Minnesota
Rules, part 8840.5450, except that a provider may use the phrase "nonemergency medical
transportation" in its name or in advertisements or information describing the service.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Certification of special transportation provider.

(a) The commissioner
may refuse to issue a certificate of compliance if an individual specified in subdivision 10,
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), is disqualified.

(b) The commissioner shall annually evaluate or provide for the evaluation of each
provider of special transportation service regulated under this section and certify that the
provider is in compliance with the standards under this section.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.30, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Administrative penalties; loss of certificate of compliance.

(a) The
commissioner may issue an order requiring violations of this section and the operating
standards adopted under this section to be corrected and assessing monetary penalties
of up to $1,000 for all violations identified during a single inspection, investigation,
or audit. Section 221.036 applies to administrative penalty orders issued under this
section or section 174.315. The commissioner shall suspend, without a hearing, a special
transportation service provider's certificate of compliance for failure to pay, or make
satisfactory arrangements to pay, an administrative penalty when due.

(b) If the commissioner determines that an individual subject to background studies
under subdivision 10, paragraph (a), is disqualified, the commissioner must issue a written
notice ordering the special transportation service provider to immediately cease permitting
the individual to perform services or functions listed in subdivision 10, paragraph (a). The
written notice must include a warning that failure to comply with the order may result in
the suspension or revocation of the provider's certificate of compliance under this section.

(c) The commissioner may suspend or revoke a provider's certificate of compliance
upon determining that, following receipt by a provider of written notice under paragraph
(b), the individual has continued to perform services or functions listed in subdivision 10,
paragraph (a), for the provider. A provider whose certificate is suspended or revoked may
appeal the commissioner's action in a contested case proceeding under chapter 14.

(d) Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to the trunk highway fund.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 174.30, subdivision 10, is
amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Background studies.

(a) Providers of special transportation service
regulated under this section must initiate background studies in accordance with chapter
245C on the following individuals:

(1) each person with a direct or indirect ownership interest of five percent or higher
in the transportation service provider;

(2) each controlling individual as defined under section 245A.02, subdivision 5a;

(3) managerial officials as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 5a;

(4) each driver employed by the transportation service provider;

(5) each individual employed by the transportation service provider to assist a
passenger during transport; and

(6) all employees of the transportation service agency who provide administrative
support, including those who:

(i) may have face-to-face contact with or access to passengers, their personal
property, or their private data;

(ii) perform any scheduling or dispatching tasks; or

(iii) perform any billing activities.

(b) The transportation service provider must initiate the background studies required
under paragraph (a) using the online NETStudy system operated by the commissioner
of human services.

(c) The transportation service provider shall not permit any individual to provide
any service or function listed in paragraph (a) until the transportation service provider
has received notification from the commissioner of human services indicating that the
individual:

(1) is not disqualified under chapter 245C; or

(2) is disqualified, but has received a set-aside of that disqualification according to
section sections 245C.22 and 245C.23 related to that transportation service provider.

(d) When a local or contracted agency is authorizing a ride under section 256B.0625,
subdivision 17, by a volunteer driver, and the agency authorizing the ride has reason
to believe the volunteer driver has a history that would disqualify the individual or
that may pose a risk to the health or safety of passengers, the agency may initiate a
background study to be completed according to chapter 245C using the commissioner
of human services' online NETStudy system, or through contacting the Department of
Human Services background study division for assistance. The agency that initiates the
background study under this paragraph shall be responsible for providing the volunteer
driver with the privacy notice required under section 245C.05, subdivision 2c, and
payment for the background study required under section 245C.10, subdivision 11, before
the background study is completed.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 219.015, is amended to read:


219.015 STATE RAIL SAFETY INSPECTOR INSPECTION PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Positions established; duties.

(a) The commissioner of
transportation shall establish three state rail safety inspector positions in the Office
of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota Department of
Transportation. On or after July 1, 2015, and the commissioner may establish a fourth up
to nine state rail safety inspector position positions following consultation with railroad
companies. The commissioner shall apply to and enter into agreements with the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation
to participate in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program for training and
certification of an inspector under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 20103,
20105, 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212.

(b) A state rail safety inspector shall may inspect mainline track, secondary
track, and yard and industry track; inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or
intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges, overhead structures, and traffic and other public
crossings; inspect yards and physical plants; inspect train equipment; review and enforce
safety requirements; review maintenance and repair records; and review railroad security
measures.

(c) A state rail safety inspector may perform, but is not limited to, the duties
described in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program. An inspector may train,
be certified, and participate in any of the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program
disciplines, including: track, signal and train control, motive power and equipment,
operating practices compliance, hazardous materials, and highway-rail grade crossings.

(d) To the extent delegated by the Federal Railroad Administration and authorized
by the commissioner, an inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to
ensure railroad employee and public safety and welfare.

Subd. 2.

Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation.

(a) As provided
in this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are
(1) defined as common carriers under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law
or regulation as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II
Carriers; and (3) operating in this state.

(b) The assessment must be by a division of calculated to allocate state rail
safety inspector inspection program costs in equal proportion between proportionally
among carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota, assessed in equal amounts
for 365 days of the calendar year at the time of assessment. The commissioner shall
assess include in the assessment calculation all program or additional position start-up
or re-establishment costs,; all related costs of initiating the state rail safety inspector
inspection program, including but not limited to inspection, administration, supervision,
travel, equipment, and training; and costs of ongoing state rail inspector duties.

(c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a special
account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the state rail safety inspection account,
which is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided
by this subdivision, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise
provided to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for
the establishment and ongoing responsibilities of the state rail safety inspector inspection
program.

Subd. 3.

Work site safety coaching program.

The commissioner may exempt a
common carrier not federally classified as Class I from violations for a period of up to
two years if the common carrier applies for participation in a work site safety coaching
program, such as the "MNSharp" program administered by the Minnesota Department of
Labor and Industry, and the commissioner determines such participation to be preferred
enforcement for safety or security violations.

Subd. 4.

Appeal.

Any person aggrieved by an assessment levied under this section
may appeal within 90 days any assessment, violation, or administrative penalty to the
Office of Administrative Hearings, with further appeal and review by the district court.

Subd. 5.

Inspection program information.

(a) The commissioner must maintain
on the department's public Web site information on state rail safety inspection program
activity under this section.

(b) At a minimum, the Web site information must include:

(1) summaries of defects and violations by (i) railroad company, (ii) shipper
company, (iii) State Rail Safety Participation Program discipline, (iv) type of defect or
violation, (v) level of severity, and (vi) geographic location such as city or region;

(2) to the extent permitted by federal law, inspection reports or basic details
regarding any identified critical or major defects, or critical or major violations;

(3) a summary of any enforcement activity;

(4) a review of corrective actions taken; and

(5) a review of revenue sources for and summary of expenditures from the state rail
safety inspection account.

(c) In addition, the Web site information must include railroad bridge inspection
reports provided to the commissioner under section 219.925, subdivision 5.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 219.1651, is amended to read:


219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.

A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund,
consisting of money credited to the account by law. The account consists of funds as
provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided
to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation
for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects on public streets and highways, including
planning, engineering costs, and other costs associated with the administration and delivery
of grade crossing safety projects. At the discretion of the commissioner of transportation,
money in the account at the end of each biennium may cancel to the trunk highway fund.

Sec. 19.

[219.925] INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE; PREPAREDNESS
AND INFORMATION.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "Emergency manager" means the director of a local organization for emergency
management under section 12.25.

(c) "Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations,
title 49, section 171.8.

(d) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 8.

(e) "Rail carrier" means a railroad company that is (1) defined as a common carrier
under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation as Class I Railroad, Class
I Rail Carrier, Class II Railroad, Class II Carrier, Class III Railroad, or Class III Carrier;
and (3) operating in this state.

Subd. 2.

Emergency response capability notification.

(a) A rail carrier must
provide an emergency response capability notification to each emergency manager and fire
chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil and other hazardous substances
are transported and to the commissioner of public safety. At a minimum, the notification
must include geographic inventories of:

(1) life-safety emergency response equipment and related major supplies, including
details on fire-suppression equipment, equipment capacity, and supply amounts; and

(2) response staff, including information on number and expertise areas of personnel
responding from each geographic location.

(b) Each inventory under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must specify storage
or starting locations of equipment, supplies, and personnel, and must provide estimates
of travel times to a sample of reasonable locations along the routes over which oil and
other hazardous substances are transported.

(c) A rail carrier must promptly provide an updated notification following any
material change in the information under this subdivision.

Subd. 3.

Route planning risk assessment.

A rail carrier must provide a copy of
the route planning and analysis, including risk assessment information, required under
Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 172.820, or successor requirements, to each
emergency manager and fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil and
other hazardous substances are transported and to the commissioner of public safety.

Subd. 4.

Hazardous materials response plans.

A rail carrier must provide a copy of
the carrier's hazardous materials emergency response plan to each emergency manager and
fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil and other hazardous substances
are transported for integration and coordination with local emergency operations planning.

Subd. 5.

Bridge inspection reports.

A rail carrier must provide a copy of bridge
inspection reports on railroad bridges along the routes over which oil and other hazardous
substances are transported to:

(1) each emergency manager, for those bridges located within the emergency
manager's jurisdiction;

(2) each city or county engineer, for those bridges over a roadway under the
engineer's jurisdiction; and

(3) the commissioner of transportation, for all applicable bridges.

Subd. 6.

Software program; comprehensive oil and other hazardous materials
transportation tracking.

(a) All rail carriers subject to this section shall collectively
maintain a single software program that must be accessible both by a downloadable
application and by means of the Internet. The program must provide comprehensive,
accurate, and real-time information regarding transportation of oil and other hazardous
substances.

(b) At a minimum, the software program must:

(1) contain data that is updated on a real-time basis, including, as practicable,
updates due to rail car switching, assembly and disassembly, and storage operations;

(2) contain information on all tanker railcars carrying oil and other hazardous
substances in this state, which must include:

(i) identification of the specific substance in each railcar; and

(ii) reasonable estimates of the volume of the substance in each railcar;

(3) be available to emergency first responders having jurisdiction along the routes
over which oil and other hazardous substances are transported, and to employees in the
Department of Public Safety designated by the commissioner of public safety; and

(4) provide a user interface that is accessible by authorized individuals through a
Web site.

(c) The requirement under paragraph (b), clause (3), does not prevent access through
software applications on wireless communications devices if it is made available for
each operating system commonly in use.

Subd. 7.

Data-sharing requirements.

(a) A rail carrier must provide all data
required under subdivisions 2 to 6 in its entirety, without abridgment.

(b) A railroad is prohibited from, as a condition of providing any data required under
this section, requiring an emergency manager or fire chief to enter into an agreement that
restricts the ability of the emergency manager or fire chief to share the data with:

(1) local emergency responders in the same jurisdiction; or

(2) other emergency managers or fire chiefs, if information sharing is for emergency
life-safety response planning and coordination purposes.

Subd. 8.

Transported substances community notice.

(a) As provided in this
subdivision, each rail carrier must provide a community notice concerning all oil and other
hazardous substance transportation within or through the state. The notice requirement
under this subdivision does not apply to transportation of goods that are not oil or other
hazardous substances. All rail carriers subject to this section must collectively maintain
the community notices on a public Web site.

(b) A notice under this subdivision must include:

(1) the specific routes over which the oil or other hazardous substance is transported;

(2) the transportation schedule, including the time, frequency, and volume of oil or
other hazardous substance transported on a daily or other reasonable basis as authorized
by the commissioner;

(3) the number of tanker railcars transported;

(4) a description of the material transported, including, as applicable, the gravity as
measured by industry standards and the vapor pressure;

(5) all applicable emergency response information required under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart G, or successor requirements; and

(6) contact information, including name, title, telephone number, and address, of
at least one qualified company employee who is responsible for serving as a point of
contact for discharge response.

(c) A railroad must provide a community notice prior to transporting oil and other
hazardous substances, and must provide an updated notice prior to any material change in
the information under paragraph (b).

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016, except that subdivision
6 is effective July 1, 2017.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 222.49, is amended to read:


222.49 RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.

The rail service improvement account is created in the special revenue fund in
the state treasury. The commissioner shall deposit in this account all consists of funds
as provided by law, and any other money appropriated to or received by the department
for the purpose of rail service improvement donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise
provided to the account, excluding bond proceeds as authorized by article XI, section 5,
clause (i), of the Minnesota Constitution. All money so deposited is appropriated to the
department for expenditure for rail service improvement in accordance with applicable
state and federal law. This appropriation shall not lapse but shall be available until the
purpose for which it was appropriated has been accomplished. No money appropriated to
the department for the purposes of administering the rail service improvement program
shall be deposited in the rail service improvement account nor shall such administrative
costs be paid from the account.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 222.50, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Grants.

The commissioner may approve grants from the rail service
improvement account for payment of up to 50 percent of the nonfederal share of the cost
of any rail line project under the federal rail service continuation program freight rail
service improvements that support economic development.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Expenditures.

(a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail
service improvement account for the following purposes:

(1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments
on loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;

(2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve
rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;

(3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail
service of a rail user or a rail carrier;

(4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to
the state rail bank program;

(5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad
tracks for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the
existing alignment of the inplace track;

(6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad
authority established pursuant to chapter 398A;

(7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade
crossing improvement projects;

(8) for expenditures made before July 1, 2017, to pay the state matching portion
of grants under the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER) program of the United States Department of Transportation to pay the state
matching portion of federal grants for freight rail projects;

(9) to fund rail planning studies activities and other administrative and program
expenses; and

(10) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to
improve capacity or safety at rail yards.

(b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad
right-of-way or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall
be deposited in the rail service improvement account.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17,
is amended to read:


Subd. 17.

Transportation costs.

(a) "Nonemergency medical transportation service"
means motor vehicle transportation provided by a public or private person that serves
Minnesota health care program beneficiaries who do not require emergency ambulance
service, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3, to obtain covered medical services.

(b) Medical assistance covers medical transportation costs incurred solely for
obtaining emergency medical care or transportation costs incurred by eligible persons in
obtaining emergency or nonemergency medical care when paid directly to an ambulance
company, common carrier, or other recognized providers of transportation services.
Medical transportation must be provided by:

(1) nonemergency medical transportation providers who meet the requirements
of this subdivision;

(2) ambulances, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 2;

(3) taxicabs;

(4) public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7; or

(5) not-for-hire vehicles, including volunteer drivers.

(c) Medical assistance covers nonemergency medical transportation provided by
nonemergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the Minnesota health care
programs. All nonemergency medical transportation providers must comply with the
operating standards for special transportation service as defined in sections 174.29 to
174.30 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840, and in consultation with the Minnesota
Department of Transportation. All nonemergency medical transportation providers shall
bill for nonemergency medical transportation services in accordance with Minnesota
health care programs criteria. Publicly operated transit systems, volunteers, and
not-for-hire vehicles are exempt from the requirements outlined in this paragraph.

(d) An organization may be terminated, denied, or suspended from enrollment if:

(1) the provider has not initiated background studies on the individuals specified in
section 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3); or

(2) the provider has initiated background studies on the individuals specified in
section 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), and:

(i) the commissioner has sent the provider a notice that the individual has been
disqualified under section 245C.14; and

(ii) the individual has not received a disqualification set-aside specific to the special
transportation services provider under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23.

(d) (e) The administrative agency of nonemergency medical transportation must:

(1) adhere to the policies defined by the commissioner in consultation with the
Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee;

(2) pay nonemergency medical transportation providers for services provided to
Minnesota health care programs beneficiaries to obtain covered medical services;

(3) provide data monthly to the commissioner on appeals, complaints, no-shows,
canceled trips, and number of trips by mode; and

(4) by July 1, 2016, in accordance with subdivision 18e, utilize a Web-based single
administrative structure assessment tool that meets the technical requirements established
by the commissioner, reconciles trip information with claims being submitted by
providers, and ensures prompt payment for nonemergency medical transportation services.

(e) (f) Until the commissioner implements the single administrative structure and
delivery system under subdivision 18e, clients shall obtain their level-of-service certificate
from the commissioner or an entity approved by the commissioner that does not dispatch
rides for clients using modes of transportation under paragraph (h) (i), clauses (4), (5),
(6), and (7).

(f) (g) The commissioner may use an order by the recipient's attending physician or
a medical or mental health professional to certify that the recipient requires nonemergency
medical transportation services. Nonemergency medical transportation providers shall
perform driver-assisted services for eligible individuals, when appropriate. Driver-assisted
service includes passenger pickup at and return to the individual's residence or place of
business, assistance with admittance of the individual to the medical facility, and assistance
in passenger securement or in securing of wheelchairs or stretchers in the vehicle.

Nonemergency medical transportation providers must take clients to the health care
provider using the most direct route, and must not exceed 30 miles for a trip to a primary
care provider or 60 miles for a trip to a specialty care provider, unless the client receives
authorization from the local agency.

Nonemergency medical transportation providers may not bill for separate base rates
for the continuation of a trip beyond the original destination. Nonemergency medical
transportation providers must maintain trip logs, which include pickup and drop-off times,
signed by the medical provider or client, whichever is deemed most appropriate, attesting
to mileage traveled to obtain covered medical services. Clients requesting client mileage
reimbursement must sign the trip log attesting mileage traveled to obtain covered medical
services.

(g) (h) The administrative agency shall use the level of service process established
by the commissioner in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation
Advisory Committee to determine the client's most appropriate mode of transportation.
If public transit or a certified transportation provider is not available to provide the
appropriate service mode for the client, the client may receive a onetime service upgrade.

(h) (i) The covered modes of transportation, which may not be implemented without
a new rate structure, are:

(1) client reimbursement, which includes client mileage reimbursement provided to
clients who have their own transportation, or to family or an acquaintance who provides
transportation to the client;

(2) volunteer transport, which includes transportation by volunteers using their
own vehicle;

(3) unassisted transport, which includes transportation provided to a client by a
taxicab or public transit. If a taxicab or public transit is not available, the client can receive
transportation from another nonemergency medical transportation provider;

(4) assisted transport, which includes transport provided to clients who require
assistance by a nonemergency medical transportation provider;

(5) lift-equipped/ramp transport, which includes transport provided to a client who
is dependent on a device and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider
with a vehicle containing a lift or ramp;

(6) protected transport, which includes transport provided to a client who has
received a prescreening that has deemed other forms of transportation inappropriate and
who requires a provider: (i) with a protected vehicle that is not an ambulance or police car
and has safety locks, a video recorder, and a transparent thermoplastic partition between
the passenger and the vehicle driver; and (ii) who is certified as a protected transport
provider; and

(7) stretcher transport, which includes transport for a client in a prone or supine
position and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider with a vehicle that
can transport a client in a prone or supine position.

(i) (j) The local agency shall be the single administrative agency and shall administer
and reimburse for modes defined in paragraph (h) (i) according to paragraphs (l) (m) and
(m) (n) when the commissioner has developed, made available, and funded the Web-based
single administrative structure, assessment tool, and level of need assessment under
subdivision 18e. The local agency's financial obligation is limited to funds provided by
the state or federal government.

(j) (k) The commissioner shall:

(1) in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory
Committee, verify that the mode and use of nonemergency medical transportation is
appropriate;

(2) verify that the client is going to an approved medical appointment; and

(3) investigate all complaints and appeals.

(k) (l) The administrative agency shall pay for the services provided in this
subdivision and seek reimbursement from the commissioner, if appropriate. As vendors
of medical care, local agencies are subject to the provisions in section 256B.041, the
sanctions and monetary recovery actions in section 256B.064, and Minnesota Rules,
parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245.

(l) (m) Payments for nonemergency medical transportation must be paid based
on the client's assessed mode under paragraph (g) (h), not the type of vehicle used to
provide the service. The medical assistance reimbursement rates for nonemergency
medical transportation services that are payable by or on behalf of the commissioner for
nonemergency medical transportation services are:

(1) $0.22 per mile for client reimbursement;

(2) up to 100 percent of the Internal Revenue Service business deduction rate for
volunteer transport;

(3) equivalent to the standard fare for unassisted transport when provided by public
transit, and $11 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile when provided by a nonemergency
medical transportation provider;

(4) $13 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile for assisted transport;

(5) $18 for the base rate and $1.55 per mile for lift-equipped/ramp transport;

(6) $75 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for protected transport; and

(7) $60 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for stretcher transport, and $9 per trip
for an additional attendant if deemed medically necessary.

(m) (n) The base rate for nonemergency medical transportation services in areas
defined under RUCA to be super rural is equal to 111.3 percent of the respective base rate
in paragraph (l) (m), clauses (1) to (7). The mileage rate for nonemergency medical
transportation services in areas defined under RUCA to be rural or super rural areas is:

(1) for a trip equal to 17 miles or less, equal to 125 percent of the respective mileage
rate in paragraph (l) (m), clauses (1) to (7); and

(2) for a trip between 18 and 50 miles, equal to 112.5 percent of the respective
mileage rate in paragraph (l) (m), clauses (1) to (7).

(n) (o) For purposes of reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical
transportation services under paragraphs (l) (m) and (m) (n), the zip code of the recipient's
place of residence shall determine whether the urban, rural, or super rural reimbursement
rate applies.

(o) (p) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural urban commuting area" or "RUCA"
means a census-tract based classification system under which a geographical area is
determined to be urban, rural, or super rural.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Estates subject to claims.

(a) If a person receives any medical assistance
hereunder, on the person's death, if single, or on the death of the survivor of a married
couple, either or both of whom received medical assistance, or as otherwise provided
for in this section, the total amount paid for medical assistance rendered for the person
and spouse shall be filed as a claim against the estate of the person or the estate of the
surviving spouse in the court having jurisdiction to probate the estate or to issue a decree
of descent according to sections 525.31 to 525.313.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the person's estate must consist of:

(1) the person's probate estate;

(2) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in real property the
person owned as a life tenant or as a joint tenant with a right of survivorship at the time of
the person's death;

(3) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in securities the person
owned in beneficiary form as provided under sections 524.6-301 to 524.6-311 at the time
of the person's death, to the extent the interests or proceeds of those interests become part
of the probate estate under section 524.6-307;

(4) all of the person's interests in joint accounts, multiple-party accounts, and
pay-on-death accounts, brokerage accounts, investment accounts, or the proceeds of
those accounts, as provided under sections 524.6-201 to 524.6-214 at the time of the
person's death to the extent the interests become part of the probate estate under section
524.6-207; and

(5) assets conveyed to a survivor, heir, or assign of the person through survivorship,
living trust, transfer-on-death of title or deed, or other arrangements.

(c) For the purpose of this section and recovery in a surviving spouse's estate for
medical assistance paid for a predeceased spouse, the estate must consist of all of the legal
title and interests the deceased individual's predeceased spouse had in jointly owned or
marital property at the time of the spouse's death, as defined in subdivision 2b, and the
proceeds of those interests, that passed to the deceased individual or another individual, a
survivor, an heir, or an assign of the predeceased spouse through a joint tenancy, tenancy
in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust, or other arrangement. A deceased
recipient who, at death, owned the property jointly with the surviving spouse shall have
an interest in the entire property.

(d) For the purpose of recovery in a single person's estate or the estate of a survivor
of a married couple, "other arrangement" includes any other means by which title to all or
any part of the jointly owned or marital property or interest passed from the predeceased
spouse to another including, but not limited to, transfers between spouses which are
permitted, prohibited, or penalized for purposes of medical assistance.

(e) A claim shall be filed if medical assistance was rendered for either or both
persons under one of the following circumstances:

(1) the person was over 55 years of age, and received services under this chapter;

(2) the person resided in a medical institution for six months or longer, received
services under this chapter, and, at the time of institutionalization or application for
medical assistance, whichever is later, the person could not have reasonably been expected
to be discharged and returned home, as certified in writing by the person's treating
physician. For purposes of this section only, a "medical institution" means a skilled
nursing facility, intermediate care facility, intermediate care facility for persons with
developmental disabilities, nursing facility, or inpatient hospital; or

(3) the person received general assistance medical care services under chapter 256D.

(f) The claim shall be considered an expense of the last illness of the decedent for
the purpose of section 524.3-805. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a
state or county agency with a claim under this section must be a creditor under section
524.6-307. Any statute of limitations that purports to limit any county agency or the state
agency, or both, to recover for medical assistance granted hereunder shall not apply to any
claim made hereunder for reimbursement for any medical assistance granted hereunder.
Notice of the claim shall be given to all heirs and devisees of the decedent, and to other
persons with an ownership interest in the real property owned by the decedent at the time
of the decedent's death, whose identity can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The
notice must include procedures and instructions for making an application for a hardship
waiver under subdivision 5; time frames for submitting an application and determination;
and information regarding appeal rights and procedures. Counties are entitled to one-half
of the nonfederal share of medical assistance collections from estates that are directly
attributable to county effort. Counties are entitled to ten percent of the collections for
alternative care directly attributable to county effort.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297B.01, subdivision 16, is amended to read:


Subd. 16.

Sale, sells, selling, purchase, purchased, or acquired.

(a) "Sale,"
"sells," "selling," "purchase," "purchased," or "acquired" means any transfer of title of any
motor vehicle, whether absolutely or conditionally, for a consideration in money or by
exchange or barter for any purpose other than resale in the regular course of business.

(b) Any motor vehicle utilized by the owner only by leasing such vehicle to others
or by holding it in an effort to so lease it, and which is put to no other use by the owner
other than resale after such lease or effort to lease, shall be considered property purchased
for resale.

(c) The terms also shall include any transfer of title or ownership of a motor vehicle
by other means, for or without consideration, except that these terms shall not include:

(1) the acquisition of a motor vehicle by inheritance from or by bequest of, or
transfer-on-death of title by, a decedent who owned it;

(2) the transfer of a motor vehicle which was previously licensed in the names of
two or more joint tenants and subsequently transferred without monetary consideration to
one or more of the joint tenants;

(3) the transfer of a motor vehicle by way of gift from a limited used vehicle dealer
licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 4a, to an individual, when the transfer is with
no monetary or other consideration or expectation of consideration and the parties to the
transfer submit an affidavit to that effect at the time the title transfer is recorded;

(4) the transfer of a motor vehicle by gift between:

(i) spouses;

(ii) parents and a child; or

(iii) grandparents and a grandchild;

(5) the voluntary or involuntary transfer of a motor vehicle between a husband and
wife in a divorce proceeding; or

(6) the transfer of a motor vehicle by way of a gift to an organization that is exempt
from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code when
the motor vehicle will be used exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Killed in the line of duty.

"Killed in the line of duty" does not include
deaths from natural causes, except as provided in this subdivision. In the case of a peace
public safety officer, "killed in the line of duty" includes the death of an a public safety
officer caused by accidental means while the peace public safety officer is acting in the
course and scope of duties as a peace public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also
means if a public safety officer dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack,
stroke, or vascular rupture, that officer shall be presumed to have died as the direct and
proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty if:

(1) that officer, while on duty:

(i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or
strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response,
emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response
activity; or

(ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine
stressful or strenuous physical activity;

(2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:

(i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);

(ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or

(iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); and

(3) the presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Public safety officer.

"Public safety officer" includes:

(1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (d);

(2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with
maintaining the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;

(3) an individual employed on a full-time basis by the state or by a fire department of
a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following duties:

(i) firefighting;

(ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;

(iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;

(iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or

(v) hazardous material responder;

(4) a legally enrolled member of a volunteer fire department or member of an
independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of firefighting;

(5) a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public
safety officer to assist the officer;

(6) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the
supervision and authority of a political subdivision;

(7) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation
service who is engaged in providing emergency care;

(8) a first responder who is certified by the emergency medical services regulatory
board to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service
and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision
to respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of
an ambulance; and

(9) a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public
safety and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment duty is either Capitol
security or the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.55, is amended to read:


299A.55 RAILROAD AND PIPELINE SAFETY INCIDENT
PREPAREDNESS; OIL AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SUBSTANCES.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "Applicable rail carrier" means a railroad company that is subject to an
assessment under section 219.015, subdivision 2.

(c) "Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in section 115B.02, subdivision 8
Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 171.8.

(d) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 8.

(e) "Pipeline company" means any individual, partnership, association, or public
or private corporation who owns and operates pipeline facilities and is required to show
specific preparedness under section 115E.03, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.

Railroad and pipeline safety incident account.

(a) A railroad and
pipeline safety incident account is created in the special revenue fund. The account
consists of funds collected under subdivision 4 and funds donated, allotted, transferred, or
otherwise provided to the account.

(b) $104,000 is annually $345,000 in fiscal year 2017, and $250,000 annually
beginning in fiscal year 2018 are appropriated from the railroad and pipeline safety
incident account to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental
protection activities related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E.

(c) Following the appropriation in paragraph (b), the remaining money in the
account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes
specified in subdivision 3.

Subd. 3.

Allocation of funds.

(a) Subject to funding appropriated for this
subdivision, the commissioner shall provide funds for training and response preparedness
related to (1) derailments, discharge incidents, or spills involving trains carrying oil or
other hazardous substances, and (2) pipeline discharge incidents or spills involving oil
or other hazardous substances.

(b) The commissioner shall allocate available funds as follows:

(1) $100,000 annually for emergency response teams; and

(2) the remaining amount to the Board of Firefighter Training and Education under
section 299N.02 and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

(c) Prior to making allocations under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall consult
with the Fire Service Advisory Committee under section 299F.012, subdivision 2.

(d) The commissioner and the entities identified in paragraph (b), clause (2), shall
prioritize uses of funds based on:

(1) firefighter training needs;

(2) community risk from discharge incidents or spills;

(3) geographic balance; and

(4) risks to the general public; and

(5) recommendations of the Fire Service Advisory Committee.

(e) The following are permissible uses of funds provided under this subdivision:

(1) training costs, which may include, but are not limited to, training curriculum,
trainers, trainee overtime salary, other personnel overtime salary, and tuition;

(2) costs of gear and equipment related to hazardous materials readiness, response,
and management, which may include, but are not limited to, original purchase,
maintenance, and replacement;

(3) supplies related to the uses under clauses (1) and (2); and

(4) emergency preparedness planning and coordination.;

(5) life-safety emergency response exercises, including coordinated or comprehensive
exercises in conjunction with the requirements under section 115E.042, subdivision 5; and

(6) public education and outreach, including but not limited to: (i) informing and
engaging the public regarding hazards of derailments and discharge incidents; (ii) assisting
in development of evacuation readiness; (iii) undertaking public information campaigns;
and (iv) providing accurate information to the media on likelihood and consequences of
derailments and discharge incidents.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), clause (2), from funds in the railroad and pipeline
safety incident account provided for the purposes under this subdivision, the commissioner
may retain a balance in the account for budgeting in subsequent fiscal years.

Subd. 4.

Assessments.

(a) The commissioner of public safety shall annually assess
$2,500,000 to railroad and pipeline companies based on the formula specified in paragraph
(b). The commissioner shall deposit funds collected under this subdivision in the railroad
and pipeline safety incident account under subdivision 2.

(b) The assessment for each railroad is 50 percent of the total annual assessment
amount, divided in equal proportion between applicable rail carriers based on route miles
operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 50 percent of the
total annual assessment amount, divided in equal proportion between companies based
on the yearly aggregate gallons of oil and hazardous substance transported by pipeline
in Minnesota.

(c) The assessments under this subdivision expire July 1, 2017.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.

(a) All fines and forfeited bail
money collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol
shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money,
or installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in
which these moneys were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget.
Except where a different disposition is required in this subdivision or section 387.213, or
otherwise provided by law, three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts
must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first $1,000,000
$2,500,000 in each fiscal year must be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety
account in the special revenue fund, and (2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state
trunk highway fund. If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality and the city
attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts
shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund, one-third of
the receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account
or the state trunk highway fund as provided in this paragraph. When section 387.213 also
is applicable to the fine, section 387.213 shall be applied before this paragraph is applied.
All costs of participation in a nationwide police communication system chargeable to the
state of Minnesota shall be paid from appropriations for that purpose.

(b) All fines and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing the
maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons apprehended or arrested by
employees of the state of Minnesota, by means of stationary or portable scales operated
by these employees, shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines or
forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which the
collections were made, to the commissioner of management and budget. Five-eighths of
these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state highway
user tax distribution fund. Three-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the state general fund.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 353.01, subdivision 43, is amended to read:


Subd. 43.

Line of duty death.

"Line of duty death" means:

(1) a death that occurs while performing or as a direct result of performing normal or
less frequent duties which are specific to protecting the property and personal safety of
others and that present inherent dangers that are specific to the positions covered by the
public employees police and fire plan.; or

(2) a death determined by the commissioner of public safety that meets the
requirements of sections 299A.41 to 299A.46.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 47a.

Drones.

"Drone" means a powered aircraft that is operated without the
possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Misdemeanor.

Every person who:

(1) operates an aircraft either on or over land or water in this state without the
consent of the owner of such aircraft;

(2) operates aircraft while in the possession of any federal license, certificate, or
permit or any certificate of registration issued by the Transportation department of this
state, or displays, or causes or permits to be displayed, such federal license, certificate,
or permit or such state certificate of registration, knowing either to have been canceled,
revoked, suspended, or altered;

(3) lends to, or knowingly permits the use of by, one not entitled thereto of any
federal airman's or aircraft license, certificate, or permit, or any state airman's or aircraft
certificate of registration issued to that person;

(4) displays or represents as the person's own any federal airman's or aircraft license,
certificate, or permit or any state airman's or aircraft certificate of registration not issued
to that person;

(5) tampers with, climbs upon or into, makes use of, or navigates any aircraft without
the knowledge or consent of the owner or person having control thereof, whether while the
same is in motion or at rest, or hurls stones or any other missiles at aircraft, or the occupants
thereof, or otherwise damages or interferes with the same, or places upon any portion of any
airport any object, obstruction, or other device tending to injure aircraft or parts thereof;

(6) uses a false or fictitious name, gives a false or fictitious address, knowingly
makes any false statement or report, or knowingly conceals a material fact, or otherwise
commits a fraud in any application or form required under the provisions of sections
360.011 to 360.076, or by any rules or orders of the commissioner;

(7) operates any aircraft in such a manner so as to indicate either a reckless willful or
a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property;

(8) carries on or over land or water in this state in an aircraft other than a public
aircraft any explosive substance except as permitted by the Federal Explosives Act, being
the Act of October 6, 1917, as amended by Public Law 775, 77th Congress, approved
November 24, 1942 United States Code, title 18, chapter 40; Code of Federal Regulations,
title 27, part 555; and successor laws and regulations;

(9) discharges a gun, pistol, or other weapon in or from any aircraft in this state
except as the hunting of certain wild animals from aircraft may be permitted by other laws
of this state, or unless the person is the pilot or officer in command of the aircraft or a
peace officer or a member of the military or naval forces of the United States, engaged in
the performance of duty;

(10) carries in any aircraft, other than a public aircraft, any shotgun, rifle, pistol, or
small arms ammunition except in the manner in which such articles may be lawfully carried
in motor vehicles in this state, or is a person excepted from the provisions of clause (9);

(11) engages in acrobatic or stunt flying without being equipped with a parachute
and without providing any other occupants of the aircraft with parachutes and requiring
that they be worn;

(12) while in flying over a thickly inhabited area or over a public gathering in this
state, engages in trick or acrobatic flying or in any acrobatic feat;

(13) except while in landing or taking off, flies at such low levels as to endanger
persons on the surface beneath, or engages in advertising through the playing of music
or transcribed or oral announcements, or makes any noise with any siren, horn, whistle,
or other audible device which is not necessary for the normal operation of the aircraft,
except that sound amplifying devices may be used in aircraft when operated by or under
the authority of any agency of the state or federal government for the purpose of giving
warning or instructions to persons on the ground;

(14) drops any object, except loose water, loose fuel, or loose sand ballast, without
the prior written consent of the commissioner of transportation and the prior written
consent of the municipality or property owner where objects may land; drops objects
from an aircraft that endanger person or property on the ground, or drops leaflets for any
purpose whatsoever; or

(15) while in flight in an aircraft, whether as a pilot, passenger, or otherwise,
endangers, kills, or attempts to kill any birds or animals or uses any aircraft for the purpose
of concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring up migratory waterfowl;

(16) uses a drone with intent to damage, disrupt, or otherwise interfere with an
aircraft that is in motion on the ground or in the air; or

(17) knowingly operates a drone within an emergency zone established by a law
enforcement agency, fire department, or emergency medical service provider, or within
one mile of a helicopter being operated by one of these entities;

except as may be permitted by other laws of this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Notwithstanding section 609.035 or 609.04, a prosecution for or conviction of violating
clause (16) is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017, and applies to
crimes committed on and after that date.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.075, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Gross misdemeanor.

Every A person who shall commit any of the acts
specified in commits a violation of subdivision 1 for a second or other subsequent time
shall be after having previously been convicted of violating subdivision 1 is guilty of a
gross misdemeanor.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017, and applies to
crimes committed on and after that date.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 9.

Drones.

A drone that weighs up to a maximum of 55 pounds may be
subject to fees under section 360.679, and is exempt from taxes and fees under sections
360.511 to 360.67.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017.

Sec. 35.

[360.679] DRONE; COMMERCIAL USE PERMIT.

Subdivision 1.

Requirements for commercial use permit.

The commissioner
shall issue a commercial use permit to an owner of a drone weighing up to a maximum
of 55 pounds, when the owner:

(1) utilizes the drone for any purpose other than hobby or recreational use;

(2) provides proof of payment of sales tax on the purchase of the drone;

(3) identifies each individual who will operate the drone and certifies to the
commissioner that each operator meets the qualifications under subdivision 3;

(4) provides proof of insurance that complies with the requirements of and limits in
section 360.59, subdivision 10;

(5) pays an annual permit fee of $25; and

(6) provides additional information the commissioner deems to be necessary or
desirable.

Subd. 2.

Deposit of fee.

The proceeds of the fee required under subdivision 1
must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state treasury, and credited to the
state airports fund.

Subd. 3.

Qualifications for drone operators.

The commissioner shall develop and
administer a written knowledge test for drone operators that complies with all applicable
state and federal regulations. To be eligible to take the knowledge test, a person must:

(1) be at least 17 years of age;

(2) possess a valid driver's license issued by this state, another state or territory of
the United States, or the District of Columbia; and

(3) satisfy all other applicable state or federal requirements.

A drone operator must pass the test and meet all qualifications under this subdivision in
this state or in a state with comparable requirements.

Subd. 4.

Commercial use permit process.

The commissioner shall implement a
permit application process, including a requirement that the department provide notice to an
applicant of the department's permit issuance decision no later than ten days from the date
the department receives the application. The commissioner shall offer technical guidance
for permit applicants and permit holders to enable compliance with program requirements.

Subd. 5.

Unlawful operations.

A person who owns or operates a drone in violation
of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017, and applies to
crimes committed on and after that date.

Sec. 36.

Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 15, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Trunk Highway Facility Projects 13,016,000

To the commissioner of transportation for the
purposes specified in this subdivision. The
appropriations in this subdivision are from
the trunk highway fund.

(a) Installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems at maintenance headquarters in
Virginia, Owatonna, and Windom 365,000

(b) Repair, replace, or construct chemical and salt storage buildings at 36 department
of transportation locations statewide 1,030,000

(c) Construct, furnish, and equip a truck enforcement site and weigh scale in the
Albert Lea area to replace the Lakeville site 886,000

(d) Construct, furnish, and equip a truck station and maintenance facility in
Hutchinson on a new site to replace the current facility 897,000

(e) Construct, furnish, and equip a new truck station on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul
to replace the current facility 5,440,000

(f) Construct an addition to the Detroit Lakes welding shop 355,000

(g) Remodel facilities and construct additions to truck stations in Ely, Montgomery,
and Forest Lake 302,000

(h) Purchase, remodel, and expand the Minnesota National Guard truck maintenance
facility in Tracy to fit the needs of a department of transportation truck station 359,000

(i) Build an unheated equipment storage building at the Golden Valley headquarters
site 435,000

(j) Construct, furnish, and equip a truck station in Wadena on a new site to replace
the current facility 527,000

(k) Remodel facility and construct an addition to the Preston truck station 174,000

(l) Construct, furnish, and equip class II safety rest areas in Darwin Winter park,
Preston/Fountain vicinity, Pioneer monument, Camp Release historic monument, and
Lake Shetek 200,000

(m) Land acquisition for new replacement truck station sites at Illgen City, Rushford,
Gaylord, Madelia, Sherburne, and Litchfield 250,000

(n) Design fees to complete construction drawings for projects at Windom,
Maplewood, Hastings, central services building, Arden Hills training center, and Albert
Lea weigh scale 371,000

(o) Construct pole type storage buildings at department of transportation locations
throughout the state 611,000

(p) Remove asbestos from various department of transportation buildings statewide
150,000

(q) Remodel facility and construct an addition to the Carlton truck station 259,000

(r) Remodel facility and construct an addition to the Sauk Centre truck station 255,000

(s) Remodel the old Burlington Northern train depot in Floodwood into a safety
information center and rest area and phase out the wayside rest at Trunk Highways 2
and 73 150,000

After completion of the project, the
commissioner of transportation shall
convey the newly remodeled rest area for
no or nominal consideration to the city of
Floodwood, which thereafter shall operate
and maintain it.

(t) The commissioner may use the balance
of funds appropriated by Laws 1985,
first special session chapter 15, section
9, subdivision 6, paragraph (c), for land
acquisition for a weigh station on interstate
highway 94 at Moorhead to supplement funds
appropriated by Laws of 1989, chapter 269,
section 2, subdivision 11, paragraph (d), for
construction of the Moorhead weigh station.

Sec. 37.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 10, the effective date, is amended
to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and
applies to permits issued on and after that date.

Sec. 38.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 11, the effective date, is amended
to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and
applies to permits issued on and after that date.

Sec. 39.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 13, the effective date, is amended
to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and
applies to permits issued on and after that date.

Sec. 40.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 16, the effective date, is amended
to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and
applies to permits issued on and after that date.

Sec. 41.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 11, section 18, the effective date, is amended
to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective November 30, 2016 2018, and
applies to permits issued on and after that date.

Sec. 42. MINNESOTA LICENSE AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM
OPERATING COSTS; REPORT.

Before January 1, 2019, the commissioners of public safety and MN.IT services
must submit a report documenting the costs of operating the new Minnesota License and
Registration System, including any recommendations for ongoing funding, to the chairs
and ranking members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate
having jurisdiction over transportation and public safety policy and finance.

Sec. 43. TRANSPORTATION PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS.

Subdivision 1.

Adoption of best practices.

(a) The commissioner of transportation,
after consultation with the Federal Highway Administration, metropolitan planning
organizations, regional development commissions, area transportation partnerships,
local governments, the Metropolitan Council, and transportation stakeholders, shall
develop, adopt, and implement best practices for project evaluation and selection to apply
to the standard process and to special programs, such as corridors of commerce. The
commissioner must adopt and begin implementing the best practices no later than October
2017 and may update the best practices as appropriate. The commissioner shall publicize
the best practices and updates on the department's Web site and through other effective
means selected by the commissioner.

(b) The best practices adopted under this section must include:

(1) a description of each selection process and identification of ranking criteria and
weight of each criterion with respect to any selection process;

(2) identification and application of all relevant criteria contained in enacted
Minnesota or federal law, or added by the commissioner;

(3) identification to the stakeholders and general public of each candidate project
selected under each selection process, including identification of all the projects
considered that are not selected;

(4) involvement in the process of scoring and ranking candidate projects of area
transportation partnerships and other local authorities as appropriate for the projects under
consideration; and

(5) means of publicizing scoring, ranking, and decision outcomes concerning each
candidate project, including the projects that were considered and were not selected.

Subd. 2.

Report to legislature.

By March 1, 2017, the commissioner shall report
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the
adopted best practices and how these best practices are anticipated to improve the
consistency, objectivity, and transparency of the selection process. The report must
include information on input from members of the public and the organizations identified
in subdivision 1.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 44. ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TASK FORCE.

Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

The autonomous vehicles task force is established to
design a demonstration project, analyze policy and recommended legislation, and report
to the legislature concerning issues related to the use by people with disabilities of
autonomous vehicles on public roads and highways.

Subd. 2.

Definition of autonomous vehicle.

For the purposes of this section,
"autonomous vehicle" is a vehicle equipped with technology that has the capability to
drive a vehicle without the active control or monitoring of a human operator. Autonomous
vehicle excludes a motor vehicle enabled with active safety systems or driver assistance
systems, including, without limitation, a system to provide electronic blind spot assistance,
crash avoidance, emergency braking, parking assistance, adaptive cruise control, lane keep
assistance, lane departure warning, or traffic jam and queuing assistant, unless the system
alone or in combination with other systems enables the vehicle to drive without the active
control or monitoring by a human operator.

Subd. 3.

Task force membership.

(a) The autonomous vehicles task force consists
of 21 members, all of whom are voting members and who must be appointed by July
31, 2016, as follows:

(1) two senators, including one senator appointed by the senate majority leader and
one senator appointed by the senate minority leader;

(2) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed
by the speaker of the house of representatives and one member appointed by the minority
leader;

(3) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;

(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;

(5) the commissioner of commerce or a designee;

(6) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Council on Disability;

(7) one member with experience in greater Minnesota paratransit administration
appointed by the commissioner of transportation;

(8) one member with experience in metropolitan-area paratransit administration
appointed by the Metropolitan Council;

(9) three members who are not public officials, and at least one of whom represents
the disability community, appointed by the senate majority leader;

(10) three members who are not public officials, and at least one of whom represents
the disability community, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(11) three members who are not public officials, and at least one of whom represents
the disability community, appointed by the governor;

(12) one member with expertise in autonomous vehicle technology, appointed by
the commissioner of transportation; and

(13) one member representing the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, appointed
by the commissioner of commerce.

(b) The appointing authorities for the members appointed under clauses (9), (10),
and (11), shall to the extent practicable make their appointments to reflect geographic
balance across the state. The governor must select one of the appointees under paragraph
(a), clause (11), to serve as chair of the task force.

Subd. 4.

First meeting; chair.

The member who is appointed to serve as the chair
shall convene the first meeting of the task force by October 15, 2016. The task force may
elect from among its members a cochair and any other officers the task force determines
are necessary or convenient.

Subd. 5.

Duties.

The task force shall examine and report to the legislature
concerning ways in which autonomous vehicles can best be equipped and utilized to
provide mobility service for people with disabilities. To further this goal, the task force
shall design a demonstration project.

Subd. 6.

Authorization.

The task force may solicit gifts, grants, or donations
of any kind from any private or public source to carry out the purposes of this act. All
gifts, grants, or donations received by the task force must be deposited in an autonomous
vehicle project account established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for the activities of the task force and
implementation of the demonstration project.

Subd. 7.

Compensation.

Public members of the task force shall receive no
compensation or per diem payments for participating on the task force.

Subd. 8.

Administrative support.

The commissioner of transportation must
provide meeting space, administrative support, and staff support for the task force. The
task force may hold meetings in any publicly accessible location in the state.

Subd. 9.

Open Meeting Law.

Meetings of the task force are subject to Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 13D.

Subd. 10.

Reports.

The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives
and the senate with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. By January 31,
2017, the task force shall report its findings and recommendations for implementing
the technology demonstration project to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over
transportation policy and finance. By December 31, 2018, the task force shall report
findings concerning recommended legislation, administrative rules, and policies to
utilize autonomous vehicles in the provision of equitable, safe, and cost-effective
transportation solutions to people with disabilities both in the metropolitan area and
greater Minnesota. The report must analyze benefits, costs, business models, liability
issues, legal implications, and safety issues.

Subd. 11.

Sunset.

This section expires June 30, 2019.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 45. TRANSITWAY DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PILOT GRANT
PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Grant program.

The Metropolitan Council shall fund a grant to
the city of St. Paul to conduct a transitway development outreach pilot program, under
which the city shall award grants to entities selected through a competitive process
to conduct outreach, education, and engagement activities. These activities must be
directed to minority communities, relating to the status and future development of
transitways, including, but not limited to, Rush Line corridor, Red Rock corridor, and
Gateway Corridor Gold Line. The program must focus on minorities and new American
communities, especially Karen, Somali, Hispanic, and Hmong, whose members live,
work, or own businesses in the areas to be served by transitway development. A portion
of the grant proceeds must be used for ethnic radio programs and dissemination of
information by credible liaisons in the oral-culture communities.

Subd. 2.

Report.

By September 1, 2017, the Metropolitan Council shall report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees
and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and budget concerning the use of
this appropriation, the nature of activities funded, and results achieved.

Sec. 46. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 115E.042,
subdivision 2, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.925, subdivision 9, and Minnesota
Statutes, section 115E.042, subdivision 3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.925,
subdivision 10. The revisor shall correct any cross-references made necessary by this
recodification.

ARTICLE 12

GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120A.41, is amended to read:


120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.

A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of
instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a
student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7
through 12, not including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten
must include at least 850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for
a prekindergarten student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include
at least 350 hours of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar
must include at least 165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a
four-day week schedule has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and
later.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.1158, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Program reimbursement.

Each school year, the state must reimburse
each participating school 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully
paid breakfast served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast
served to a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten
program under section 124D.151 or a kindergarten student.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.1158, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

No fees.

A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section
must make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1
to 12 who qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students
enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 and
all kindergarten students.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and
later.

Sec. 4.

[124D.151] VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment; purpose.

A district, a charter school, a group of
districts, a group of charter schools, or a group of districts and charter schools may
establish a voluntary prekindergarten program. The purpose of a voluntary prekindergarten
program is to prepare children for success as they enter kindergarten in the following year.

Subd. 2.

Program requirements.

(a) A voluntary prekindergarten program
provider must:

(1) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure
aligned to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the
child leaves the program, screening and progress monitoring measures, and others from
the state-approved menu of kindergarten entry profile measures;

(2) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of
curriculum, assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning
standards, and kindergarten through third grade academic standards;

(3) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and
intensity to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of
instruction per school year for a prekindergarten student;

(4) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the
salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;

(5) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based
prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;

(6) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing
parent engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities
in prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family
education under section 124D.13;

(7) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including health and social
service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;

(8) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early
childhood special education, homeless students, and English learners;

(9) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;

(10) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and
coaching for both school district and community-based early learning providers that
is informed by a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly
knowledgeable in early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English
language development programs, and instruction; and

(11) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development,
instruction, assessments, and prekindergarten through grade three curricula.

(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must ensure that all classroom teachers
have an early childhood license issued by the Board of Teaching, or special permission,
by the 2022-2023 school year and later.

(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and
measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11
and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner
of education.

Subd. 3.

Mixed delivery of services.

A district or charter school may contract
with a charter school, Head Start or child care centers, family child care programs
licensed under section 245A.03, or a community-based organization to provide eligible
children with developmentally appropriate services that meet the program requirements in
subdivision 2. Components of a mixed-delivery plan include strategies for recruitment,
contracting, and monitoring of fiscal compliance and program quality.

Subd. 4.

Eligibility.

A child who is four years of age as of September 1 in the
calendar year in which the school year commences is eligible to participate in a voluntary
prekindergarten program free of charge. Each eligible child must complete a health and
developmental screening within 90 days of program enrollment under sections 121A.16 to
121A.19, and provide documentation of required immunizations under section 121A.15.

Subd. 5.

Application process; priority for high poverty schools.

(a) To qualify
for program approval for fiscal year 2017, a district or charter school must submit an
application to the commissioner by July 1, 2016. To qualify for program approval for
fiscal year 2018 and later, a district or charter school must submit an application to the
commissioner by January 30 of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the program
will be implemented. The application must include:

(1) a description of the proposed program, including the number of hours per week
the program will be offered at each school site or mixed-delivery location;

(2) an estimate of the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each
school site or mixed-delivery location; and

(3) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent or charter school director
that the proposed program meets the requirements of subdivision 2.

(b) The commissioner must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2017 by
August 1, 2016, and must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2018 and later
by March 1 of the fiscal year in which the applications are received and determine whether
each application meets the requirements of paragraph (a).

(c) The commissioner must divide all applications for new or expanded programs
meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) into four groups as follows: the Minneapolis and
St. Paul school districts; other school districts located in the metropolitan equity region as
defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; school districts located in the rural equity region
as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; and charter schools. Within each group, the
applications must be ordered by rank using a sliding scale based on the following criteria:

(1) concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches
by school site on October 1 of the previous school year. For school district programs to be
operated at locations that do not have free and reduced-price lunch concentration data for
kindergarten programs for October 1 of the previous school year, including mixed-delivery
programs, the school district average concentration of kindergarten students eligible for
free or reduced-price lunches must be used for the rank ordering;

(2) presence or absence of a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within
the school district or close proximity of the district. School sites with the highest
concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that
do not have a three- or four-star Parent Aware program within the district or close
proximity of the district shall receive the highest priority, and school sites with the lowest
concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that have
a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within the district or close proximity of
the district shall receive the lowest priority. If a tie exists in the rank order of applications
under this paragraph, the commissioner must give priority among the tied applications to
the applicant with the highest proportion of prekindergarten classroom teachers with an
early childhood license issued by the Board of Teaching.

(d) The aid available for the program as specified in subdivision 6, paragraph (b),
must initially be allocated among the four groups based on each group's percentage share
of the statewide kindergarten enrollment on October 1 of the previous school year. Within
each group, the available aid must be allocated among school sites in priority order until
that region's share of the aid limit is reached. If the aid limit is not reached for all groups,
the remaining amount must be allocated to the highest priority school sites, as designated
under this section, not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.

(e) Once a school site is approved for aid under this subdivision, it shall remain
eligible for aid if it continues to meet program requirements, regardless of changes in the
concentration of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

(f) If the total aid entitlement approved based on applications submitted under
paragraph (a) is less than the aid entitlement limit under subdivision 6, paragraph (b),
the commissioner must notify all school districts and charter schools of the amount that
remains available within 30 days of the initial application deadline under paragraph (a),
and complete a second round of allocations based on applications received within 60 days
of the initial application deadline.

(g) Procedures for approving applications submitted under paragraph (f) shall be the
same as specified in paragraphs (a) to (d), except that the allocations shall be made to the
highest priority school sites not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.

Subd. 6.

Program and aid entitlement limits.

(a) Notwithstanding section
126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten
program for an eligible school district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the
kindergarten pupil units for that school district or charter school under section 126C.05,
subdivision 1, paragraph (e).

(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the
estimated state aid entitlement approved under this section to $27,092,000 for fiscal year
2017, $33,095,000 for fiscal year 2018, and $40,203,000 for fiscal year 2019 and later. If
the actual state aid entitlement based on final data exceeds the limit in any year, the aid of
the participating districts must be prorated so as not to exceed the limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

English learner.

(a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten
through grade 12 or a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary
prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 who meets the requirements under
subdivision 2a or the following requirements:

(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than
English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or
usually speaks a language other than English; and

(2) the pupil is determined by a valid assessment measuring the pupil's English
language proficiency and by developmentally appropriate measures, which might include
observations, teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally appropriate
assessment instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate fully in
academic classes taught in English.

(b) A pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public school in any grade 4 through 12 who in
the previous school year took a commissioner-provided assessment measuring the pupil's
emerging academic English, shall be counted as an English learner in calculating English
learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall generate state English
learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if the pupil scored below the state cutoff
score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on the assessment measuring
the pupil's emerging academic English, or, in the judgment of the pupil's classroom
teachers, consistent with section 124D.61, clause (1), the pupil is unable to demonstrate
academic language proficiency in English, including oral academic language, sufficient to
successfully and fully participate in the general core curriculum in the regular classroom.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in kindergarten prekindergarten
under section 124D.151, through grade 12 shall not be counted as an English learner in
calculating English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall
not generate state English learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if:

(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program
for English learners under sections 124D.58 to 124D.64; or

(2) the pupil has generated seven or more years of average daily membership in
Minnesota public schools since July 1, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligible pupils.

(a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the
requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in
the graduation incentives program, if the pupil:

(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age
in a locally determined achievement test;

(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for
graduation;

(3) is pregnant or is a parent;

(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;

(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;

(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or
a program pursuant to section 124D.69;

(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;

(8) has experienced mental health problems;

(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a
transfer to an eligible program;

(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or

(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or

(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or
other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently
treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary
of the seven-county metropolitan area.

(b) For the 2016-2017 school year only, a pupil otherwise qualifying under
paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age and is an English
learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59, subdivision 2a,
is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and
in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is
funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Pupil unit.

Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the
age of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph
(c), in average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district
under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school
under chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18,
123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04,
124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this
subdivision.

(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved
by the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio
of the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a
minimum average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.

(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is
counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.

(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved
by the commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and
education services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education
program to 875, but not more than one.

(d) A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is
enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is
counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more
than 0.6 pupil units.

(d) (e) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0
pupil unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available
to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in
section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day,
every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.

(e) (f) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.

(f) (g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.

(g) (h) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted
as 1.2 pupil units.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensation revenue pupil units.

Compensation revenue pupil units
for fiscal year 1998 and thereafter must be computed according to this subdivision.

(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a
district equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free
lunch plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October
1 of the previous fiscal year; to

(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal
year.

(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the
lesser of one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue
concentration percentage by 80.0.

(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free
lunch and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1
of the previous fiscal year; times

(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times

(3) .60.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs
under section 124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the
first year of operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data
for the current fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or
contracted alternative program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue
pupil units shall be computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by
the commissioner, and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on
the ratio of the number of days of student instruction to 170 days.

(e) The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual
pupils and not on a building average or minimum.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:


Subd. 2d.

Declining enrollment revenue.

(a) A school district's declining
enrollment revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the
formula allowance for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for
the preceding year and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 only, a pupil
enrolled at the Crosswinds school shall not generate declining enrollment revenue for the
district or charter school in which the pupil was last counted in average daily membership.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 only,
prekindergarten pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), must be
excluded from the calculation of declining enrollment revenue.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 13a.

Operating capital levy.

To obtain operating capital revenue, a district
may levy an amount not more than the product of its operating capital revenue for the
fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted
pupil unit to the operating capital equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing factor
equals $14,500 for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, $14,740 $16,680 for fiscal year 2017,
$17,473 $21,523 for fiscal year 2018, and $20,510 $27,678 for fiscal year 2019 and later.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 24, is amended to read:


Subd. 24.

Equity revenue.

(a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if:

(1) the school district's adjusted pupil unit amount of basic revenue, transition
revenue, and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school district at or
immediately above the 95th percentile of school districts in its equity region for those
revenue categories; and

(2) the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first
class on July 1, 1999.

(b) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that receives referendum revenue under
section 126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted pupil
units for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $14, plus (ii) $80, times the school district's
equity index computed under subdivision 27.

(c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue
under section 126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of the district's adjusted pupil
units for that year times $14.

(d) A school district's equity revenue is increased by the greater of zero or an amount
equal to the district's adjusted pupil units times the difference between ten percent of the
statewide average amount of referendum revenue per adjusted pupil unit for that year and
the district's referendum revenue per adjusted pupil unit. A school district's revenue under
this paragraph must not exceed $100,000 for that year.

(e) A school district's equity revenue for a school district located in the metro equity
region with any of its area located within Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, or Washington County equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d)
multiplied by 1.25.

(f) A school district's additional equity revenue equals $50 times its adjusted pupil
units.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and
later.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, is amended to
read:


Sec. 8. EARLY REPAYMENT.

(a) A school district that received a maximum effort capital loan prior to January
1, 1997, may repay the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan prior to
July 1, 2012, and the liability of the district on the loan is satisfied and discharged and
interest on the loan ceases.

(b) A school district with an outstanding capital loan balance that received a
maximum effort capital loan prior to January 1, 2007, may repay to the commissioner of
education by November 30, 2016, the full outstanding original principal on its capital
loan and the liability of the district on the loan is satisfied and discharged and interest
on the loan ceases.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision
2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

General education aid.

For general education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

$
6,624,310,000
 6,649,435,000
 		.....
 2016
$
6,761,574,000
6,815,589,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $622,908,000 for 2015 and $6,001,405,000
$6,026,527,000 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $638,812,000 $641,412,000 for 2016 and
$6,122,762,000 $6,174,177,000 for 2017.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

School lunch.

For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.111, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

$
 15,661,000
 16,251,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 15,818,000
16,775,000
 		.....
 2017

Sec. 15.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

School breakfast.

For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.1158:

$
 9,731,000
 9,457,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 10,361,000
10,365,000
 		.....
 2017

Sec. 16. RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT EXEMPTION; HENDRICKS.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.04, subdivision 6, paragraph
(b); 124D.041, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and 124D.05, subdivision 2a, the provisions
of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.041, and the agreement shall not apply to Independent
School District No. 402, Hendricks.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and
later.

ARTICLE 13

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.321, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 11.

Student-user privacy requirements.

Section 125B.27 governs privacy
and information practices of online educational services.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Required academic standards.

(a) The following subject areas
are required for statewide accountability:

(1) language arts;

(2) mathematics;

(3) science;

(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and
citizenship;

(5) physical education;

(6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and

(7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as
determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least
three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and
visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the
following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.

(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students
with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education
program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An
individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish
alternative standards.

(c) The department must adopt the most recent National Association of Sport and
Physical Education kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for physical
education as the required physical education academic standards. The department may
modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification
and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards. The
department must make available sample assessments for school districts to assess students'
mastery of the physical education standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.

(c) (d) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum
as a result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10,
120B.11, and 120B.20.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Rulemaking.

The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of
this section and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for
implementing statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics,
science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. After the rules authorized under
this subdivision are initially adopted, the commissioner may not amend or repeal these
rules nor adopt new rules on the same topic without specific legislative authorization. The
academic standards for language arts, mathematics, and the arts must be implemented for
all students beginning in the 2003-2004 school year. The academic standards for science
and social studies must be implemented for all students beginning in the 2005-2006 school
year.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Revisions and reviews required.

(a) The commissioner of education must
revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent
with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards
and graduation requirements and implement a ten-year cycle to review and, consistent
with the review, revise state academic standards and related benchmarks, consistent with
this subdivision. During each ten-year review and revision cycle, the commissioner also
must examine the alignment of each required academic standard and related benchmark
with the knowledge and skills students need for career and college readiness and advanced
work in the particular subject area. The commissioner must include the contributions of
Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities as related to the academic standards
during the review and revision of the required academic standards.

(b) The commissioner must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments
administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic
standards in mathematics, consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph
(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2020-2021 school year and every ten years
thereafter.

(c) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year and every ten years thereafter.

(d) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
related benchmarks in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year and every ten
years thereafter.

(e) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and every
ten years thereafter.

(f) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
related benchmarks in social studies beginning in the 2019-2020 school year and every
ten years thereafter.

(g) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
related benchmarks in physical education beginning in the 2024-2025 school year and
every ten years thereafter.

(h) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic
standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career
and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning
in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and
charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards
and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.

Sec. 5.

[120B.026] PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1.

Exclusion from class; recess.

A student may be excused from a
physical education class if the student submits written information signed by a physician
stating that physical activity will jeopardize the student's health. A student may be
excused from a physical education class if being excused meets the child's unique and
individualized needs according to the child's individualized education program, federal
504 plan, or individualized health plan. A student may be excused if a parent or guardian
requests an exemption on religious grounds. A student with a disability must be provided
with modifications or adaptations that allow physical education class to meet their needs.
Schools are strongly encouraged not to exclude students in kindergarten through grade
5 from recess due to punishment or disciplinary action.

Subd. 2.

Teachers.

Physical education must be taught by teachers who are licensed
to teach physical education. A physical education teacher shall be adequately prepared
and regularly participate in professional development activities under section 122A.60.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.232, is amended to read:


120B.232 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1.

Character development education.

(a) The legislature encourages
districts to integrate or offer instruction on character education including, but not limited
to, character qualities such as attentiveness, truthfulness, respect for authority, diligence,
gratefulness, self-discipline, patience, forgiveness, respect for others, peacemaking, and
resourcefulness. Instruction should be integrated into a district's existing programs,
curriculum, or the general school environment. The commissioner shall provide assistance
at the request of a district to develop character education curriculum and programs.

(b) Character development education under paragraph (a) may include a voluntary
elementary, middle, and high school program that incorporates the history and values of
Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and may be offered as part of the social studies,
English language arts, or other curriculum, as a schoolwide character building and veteran
awareness initiative, or as an after-school program, among other possibilities.

Subd. 1a.

Staff development; continuing education.

(a) Staff development
opportunities under section 122A.60 may include training in character development
education that incorporates the history and values of Congressional Medal of Honor
recipients under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and is provided without cost to the interested
school or district.

(b) Local continuing education and relicensure committees or other local relicensure
committees under section 122A.18, subdivision 4, are encouraged to approve up to six
clock hours of continuing education for licensed teachers who complete the training in
character development education under paragraph (a).

Subd. 2.

Funding sources.

The commissioner must first use federal funds for
character development education programs to the extent available under United States
Code, title 20, section 7247. Districts may accept funds from private and other public
sources for character development education programs developed and implemented under
this section, including programs funded through the Congressional Medal of Honor
Foundation, among other sources.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Department of Education assistance.

(a) The Department of Education
shall contract for professional and technical services according to competitive solicitation
procedures under chapter 16C for purposes of this section.

(b) A proposal submitted under this section must include disclosures containing:

(1) comprehensive information regarding test administration monitoring practices;
and

(2) data privacy safeguards for student information to be transmitted to or used
by the proposing entity.

Information provided in the proposal is not security information or trade secret information
for purposes of section 13.37.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 6.

Database.

The commissioner shall establish a reporting system for
teachers, administrators, and students to report service disruptions and technical
interruptions. The information reported through this system shall be maintained in a
database accessible through the department's Web site.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Student performance data.

In developing policies and assessment
processes to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards
under section 120B.021, the commissioner shall aggregate and disaggregate student
data over time to report summary student performance and growth levels and, under
section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data measured
at the school, school district, and statewide level. When collecting and reporting the
performance data, The commissioner shall use the student categories identified under
the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,
to organize and report the data so that state and local policy makers can understand
the educational implications of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time,
including student categories of homelessness; ethnicity; race; home language; immigrant;
refugee status; English language learners under section 124D.59; free or reduced-price
lunch; and other categories designated by federal law, as data are available, among other
demographic factors. Any report the commissioner disseminates containing summary data
on student performance must integrate student performance and the demographic factors
that strongly correlate with that performance.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and
later.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.31, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 6.

Test preparation costs.

The department must annually compile and
publish data relating to expenditures by school districts for preparation of all assessments
administered pursuant to section 120B.30, including the costs of materials and staff time.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.35, is amended to read:


120B.35 STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH.

Subdivision 1.

School and Student indicators of growth and achievement.

The commissioner must develop and implement a system for measuring and reporting
academic achievement and individual student growth, consistent with the statewide
educational accountability and reporting system. The system components must measure
and separately report the adequate yearly progress of schools and the growth of individual
students: students' current achievement in schools under subdivision 2; and individual
students' educational growth over time under subdivision 3. The system also must include
statewide measures of student academic growth that identify schools with high levels
of growth, and also schools with low levels of growth that need improvement. When
determining a school's effect, The data must include both statewide measures of student
achievement and, to the extent annual tests are administered, indicators of achievement
growth that take into account a student's prior achievement. Indicators of achievement and
prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide summative,
interim, or formative assessments. Indicators that take into account a student's prior
achievement must not be used to disregard a school's low achievement or to exclude a
school from a program to improve low achievement levels.

Subd. 2.

Federal Expectations for student academic achievement.

(a) Each
school year, a school district must determine if the student achievement levels at each
school site meet federal expectations. If student achievement levels at a school site do
not meet federal expectations and the site has not made adequate yearly progress for two
consecutive school years, beginning with the 2001-2002 school year, the district must
work with the school site to adopt a plan to raise student achievement levels to meet
federal expectations. The commissioner of education shall establish student academic
achievement levels to comply with this paragraph.

(b) School sites identified as not meeting federal expectations must develop
continuous improvement plans in order to meet federal expectations for student academic
achievement. The department, at a district's request, must assist the district and the school
site sites in developing a plan to improve student achievement. The plan must include
parental involvement components.

(c) The commissioner must:

(1) assist school sites and districts identified as not meeting federal expectations; and

(2) provide technical assistance to schools that integrate student achievement
measures into the school continuous improvement plan.

(d) The commissioner shall establish and maintain a continuous improvement Web
site designed to make aggregated and disaggregated student growth and, under section
120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data on every school
and district available to parents, teachers, administrators, community members, and the
general public, consistent with this section.

Subd. 3.

State growth target; other state measures.

(a) The state's educational
assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on
indicators of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement.
Indicators of achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable
statewide or districtwide summative, interim, or formative assessments.

(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes
assessment and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching,
and researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and
includes criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and
high growth under section 120B.299, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other
value-added measures under section 120B.299, subdivision 3. The model may be used
to advance educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in
meeting students' diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the
model are personnel data under section 13.43. The model must allow users to:

(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and

(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state
student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning
and outcome data using the nine student categories identified under the federal 2001 No
Child Left Behind Act and two student gender categories of male and female, respectively,
following appropriate reporting practices to protect nonpublic student data Elementary
and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in addition to the Karen
community, other student categories as determined by the total Minnesota population
at or above the 1,000-person threshold based on the most recent decennial census,
including ethnicity; race; refugee status; English language learners under section 124D.59;
home language; free or reduced-price lunch; immigrant; and all students enrolled in a
Minnesota public school who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that
such disaggregation and cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a
category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal
personally identifiable information about an individual student.

The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section
120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with
this paragraph, including the English language development, academic progress, and oral
academic development of English learners and their native language development if the
native language is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled
in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were previously
counted as an English learner under section 124D.59.

(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating
the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary
academic and career opportunities:

(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school
graduates in the most recent school year who completed course work important to
preparing them for postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with
the core academic subjects required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and
universities as determined by the Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and

(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high
school graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more
college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment
options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section
120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses or programs.

When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also
analyze and report separate categories of information using the nine student categories
identified under the federal 2001 No Child Left Behind Act and two student gender
categories of male and female, respectively, following appropriate reporting practices
to protect nonpublic student data. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most
recently reauthorized, and, in addition to the Karen community, other student categories
as determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person threshold
based on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; refugee status;
English language learners under section 124D.59; home language; free or reduced-price
lunch; immigrant; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school who are currently
or were previously enrolled in foster care, except that such disaggregation and cross
tabulation is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield
statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable
information about an individual student.

(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school
safety and students' engagement and connection at school. The commissioner must
also analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories
identified under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently
reauthorized, and, in addition to the Karen community, other student categories as
determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person threshold based
on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; English language learners
under section 124D.59; home language; free or reduced-price lunch; immigrant; refugee
status; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school who are currently or were
previously enrolled in foster care, except that such disaggregation and cross tabulation
is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically
reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individual student. The summary data under this paragraph are separate from and
must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the performance
of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts on
student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable
variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be
used at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected,
or created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic
data under section 13.02, subdivision 9.

(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must
identify and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program
providers under sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving
students' graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually
report summary data on:

(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;

(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance
levels are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30,
subdivision 1; and

(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:

(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;

(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;

(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for
off-track students; and

(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.

The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education
providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.

(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and
experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English
learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were
previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report
appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and
assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program
placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.

Subd. 4.

Improving schools.

Consistent with the requirements of this section,
beginning June 20, 2012, the commissioner of education must annually report to the
public and the legislature best practices implemented in those schools that demonstrate
high growth compared to the state growth target.

Subd. 5.

Improving graduation rates for students with emotional or behavioral
disorders.

(a) A district must develop strategies in conjunction with parents of students
with emotional or behavioral disorders and the county board responsible for implementing
sections 245.487 to 245.4889 to keep students with emotional or behavioral disorders in
school, when the district has a drop-out rate for students with an emotional or behavioral
disorder in grades 9 through 12 exceeding 25 percent.

(b) A district must develop a plan in conjunction with parents of students with
emotional or behavioral disorders and the local mental health authority to increase the
graduation rates of students with emotional or behavioral disorders. A district with a
drop-out rate for children with an emotional or behavioral disturbance in grades 9 through
12 that is in the top 25 percent of all districts shall submit a plan for review and oversight
to the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and
later.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.36, as amended by Laws 2015, First
Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:


120B.36 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY; APPEALS PROCESS.

Subdivision 1.

School performance reports.

(a) The commissioner shall report
student academic performance data under section 120B.35, subdivision subdivisions
2, paragraph (b), and 3; the percentages of students showing low, medium, and high
growth under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); school safety and student
engagement and connection under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous
coursework under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c); the percentage of
students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress
and performance levels are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under
sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (e); longitudinal
data on the progress of eligible districts in reducing disparities in students' academic
achievement and realizing racial and economic integration under section 124D.861;
the acquisition of English, and where practicable, native language academic literacy,
including oral academic language, and the academic progress of all English learners
under section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a enrolled in a Minnesota public school
course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English learner
under section 124D.59; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the
definition of teacher consistent with sections 122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of
determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student enrollment
demographics; all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who
are currently or were previously in foster care, student homelessness, and district mobility;
and extracurricular activities. The report also must indicate a school's adequate yearly
progress status under applicable federal law, and must not set any designations applicable
to high- and low-performing schools due solely to adequate yearly progress status.

(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department
Web site school performance reports.

(c) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning
of each school year.

(d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to
the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's
decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.

(e) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9,
until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post
school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1,
except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner
shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1.

Subd. 2.

Adequate yearly student progress and other data.

All data the
department receives, collects, or creates to determine adequate yearly progress status
under Public Law 107-110, section 1116, set state growth targets, and determine student
growth, learning, and outcomes under section 120B.35 are nonpublic data under section
13.02, subdivision 9, until the commissioner publicly releases the data. Districts must
provide parents sufficiently detailed summary data to permit parents to appeal under
Public Law 107-110, section 1116(b)(2). The commissioner shall annually post federal
adequate yearly progress data and state student growth, learning, and outcome data to the
department's public Web site no later than September 1, except that in years when adequate
yearly progress reflects new performance standards, the commissioner shall post federal
adequate yearly progress data and state student growth data no later than October 1.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and
later.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

School performance reports.

(a) The commissioner shall report
student academic performance under section 120B.35, subdivision 2; the percentages of
students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 120B.35, subdivision
3, paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection under section
120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section 120B.35,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c); the percentage of students under section 120B.35, subdivision
3, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress and performance levels are meeting career
and college readiness benchmarks under sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35,
subdivision 3, paragraph (e); longitudinal data on the progress of eligible districts in
reducing disparities in students' academic achievement and realizing racial and economic
integration under section 124D.861; the acquisition of English, and where practicable,
native language academic literacy, including oral academic language, and the academic
progress of English learners under section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a; the weekly
amount of time students in kindergarten through grade 8 are scheduled to spend in physical
education class, the percent of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who receive a
passing grade in physical education, and the number of required physical education credits
high school students must complete to graduate; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that
clearly indicate the definition of teacher consistent with sections 122A.06 and 122A.15
for purposes of determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student
enrollment demographics; student homelessness and district mobility; and extracurricular
activities. The report also must indicate a school's adequate yearly progress status
under applicable federal law, and must not set any designations applicable to high- and
low-performing schools due solely to adequate yearly progress status.

(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department
Web site school performance reports.

(c) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning
of each school year.

(d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to
the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's
decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.

(e) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9,
until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post
school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1,
except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner
shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to reports for the 2017-2018 school year and later.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Licensure via portfolio.

(a) An eligible candidate may use licensure via
portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent with applicable
Board of Teaching licensure rules.

(b) A candidate for initial licensure must submit to the Educator Licensing Division
at the department one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical competence and one portfolio
demonstrating content competence.

(c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator
Licensing Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating content competence.

(d) The Board of Teaching must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under
paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not
the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately
inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite
competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the Educator
Licensing Division at the department must approve or disapprove the portfolio within
60 calendar days of receiving it.

(e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching a $300
fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted
subsequently. The fees must be paid to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching.
The revenue generated from the fee must be is deposited in an education licensure
portfolio account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of
education for licensure via portfolio expenditures. The fees set by the Board of Teaching
are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The Board of Teaching may
waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.415, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.

(a) The basic alternative
teacher compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414,
subdivision 2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under
subdivision 1. The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a
plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the
number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October
1 of the current year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of
the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation
levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation
revenue for those districts under subdivision 1.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017
and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation
aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits $75,840,000 for fiscal year
2016. Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other
cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Staff development revenue for school districts.

A district is
required to reserve an amount equal to at least two percent of the basic revenue under
section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for:

(1) teacher development and evaluation under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or
122A.41, subdivision 5;

(2) principal development and evaluation under section 123B.147, subdivision 3;

(3) professional development under section 122A.60; and

(4) in-service education for programs under section 120B.22, subdivision 2.

To the extent extra funds remain, staff development revenue may be used for
staff development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities and
experiences under section 122A.60, and for curriculum development and programs, other
in-service education, teachers' mentoring under section 122A.70 and evaluation, teachers'
workshops, teacher conferences, the cost of substitute teachers for staff development
purposes, preservice and in-service education for special education professionals and
paraprofessionals, and other related costs for staff development efforts. A district may
annually waive the requirement to reserve their basic revenue under this section if a
majority vote of the licensed teachers in the district and a majority vote of the school board
agree to a resolution to waive the requirement. A district in statutory operating debt is
exempt from reserving basic revenue according to this section. Districts may expend an
additional amount of unreserved revenue for staff development based on their needs.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017
and later.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.61, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 1a.

Staff development aid for intermediate school districts and other
cooperative units.

(a) An intermediate school district or other cooperative unit providing
instruction to students in federal instructional settings of level 4 or higher qualifies for
staff development aid equal to $675 times the full-time equivalent number of licensed
instructional staff, related services staff, and nonlicensed classroom aides employed by the
intermediate school district or other cooperative unit during the previous fiscal year.

(b) Staff development aid received under this subdivision must be used for activities
related to enhancing services to students who may have challenging behaviors or mental
health issues or be suffering from trauma. Specific qualifying staff development activities
include but are not limited to:

(1) proactive behavior management;

(2) personal safety training;

(3) de-escalation techniques;

(4) adaptation of published curriculum and pedagogy for students with complex
learning and behavioral needs; and

(5) other staff development activities specific to the population in this paragraph.

(c) The aid received under this subdivision must be reserved and spent only on
the activities specified in this subdivision.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017
and later.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.63, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

(a) A grant program is established to assist American
Indian people to become teachers and to provide additional education for American Indian
teachers. The commissioner may award a joint grant to each of the following:

(1) the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota and Independent School
District No. 709, Duluth;

(2) Bemidji State University and Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake;

(3) Moorhead State University and one of the school districts located within the
White Earth Reservation; and

(4) Augsburg College, Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, and Special
School District No. 1, Minneapolis.

(b) If additional funds are available, the commissioner may award additional joint
grants to other postsecondary institutions and school districts.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Agreement.

(a) The school board and a school site may enter into an
agreement under this section solely to develop and implement an individualized learning
and achievement contract under subdivision 4.

(b) Upon the request of 60 percent of the licensed employees of a site or a school
site decision-making team, the school board shall enter into discussions to reach an
agreement concerning the governance, management, or control of the school. A school
site decision-making team may include the school principal, teachers in the school or their
designee, other employees in the school, representatives of pupils in the school, or other
members in the community. A school site decision-making team must include at least one
parent of a pupil in the school. For purposes of formation of a new site, a school site
decision-making team may be a team of teachers that is recognized by the board as a site.
The school site decision-making team shall include the school principal or other person
having general control and supervision of the school. The site decision-making team
must reflect the diversity of the education site. At least one-half of the members shall be
employees of the district, unless an employee is the parent of a student enrolled in the school
site, in which case the employee may elect to serve as a parent member of the site team.

(c) School site decision-making agreements must delegate powers, duties, and
broad management responsibilities to site teams and involve staff members, students as
appropriate, and parents in decision making.

(d) An agreement shall include a statement of powers, duties, responsibilities, and
authority to be delegated to and within the site.

(e) An agreement may include:

(1) an achievement contract according to subdivision 4;

(2) a mechanism to allow principals, a site leadership team, or other persons having
general control and supervision of the school, to make decisions regarding how financial
and personnel resources are best allocated at the site and from whom goods or services
are purchased;

(3) a mechanism to implement parental involvement programs under section
124D.895 and to provide for effective parental communication and feedback on this
involvement at the site level;

(4) a provision that would allow the team to determine who is hired into licensed
and nonlicensed positions;

(5) a provision that would allow teachers to choose the principal or other person
having general control;

(6) an amount of revenue allocated to the site under subdivision 3; and

(7) any other powers and duties determined appropriate by the board.

An agreement may assign such powers, duties, and management responsibilities to
the licensed teachers at a school site to create teacher-governed schools and qualify the
district and site for a grant under subdivision 2a.

The school board of the district remains the legal employer under clauses (4) and (5).

(f) Any powers or duties not delegated to the school site management team in the
school site management agreement shall remain with the school board.

(g) Approved agreements shall be filed with the commissioner. If a school board
denies a request or the school site and school board fail to reach an agreement to enter
into a school site management agreement, the school board shall provide a copy of the
request and the reasons for its denial to the commissioner.

(h) A site decision-making grant program is established, consistent with this
subdivision, to allow sites to implement an agreement that at least:

(1) notwithstanding subdivision 3, allocates to the site all revenue that is attributable
to the students at that site;

(2) includes a provision, consistent with current law and the collective bargaining
agreement in effect, that allows the site team to decide who is selected from within the
district for licensed and nonlicensed positions at the site and to make staff assignments
in the site; and

(3) includes a completed performance agreement under subdivision 4.

The commissioner shall establish the form and manner of the application for a grant
and annually, at the end of each fiscal year, report to the house of representatives and
senate committees having jurisdiction over education on the progress of the program.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.04, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 2a.

Teacher-governed schools.

(a) Consistent with subdivision 2 allowing
a school board to agree to assign powers, duties, and management responsibilities to a
school site, and subject to an agreement between the interested school board and the
exclusive representative of the teachers, a grant program is established to encourage
licensed teachers employed at a school site to explore and develop organizational models
for teaching and learning, provide curriculum and corresponding formative, interim, and
summative assessments, measure and evaluate teacher performance, assign teaching
positions and restructure instructional work, provide professional development to support
teachers restructuring their work, allocate revenue, assert autonomy and leadership, and
pursue other such policies, strategies, and activities for creating teacher-governed schools.

(b) The commissioner, after receiving the approved agreement filed by the
parties under subdivision 2, paragraph (g), shall award planning and start-up grants
on a first-come, first-served basis until appropriated funds are expended, distributing
the grants throughout Minnesota to the extent practicable and consistent with this
subdivision. Subject to the content and projected expenditures of the parties' agreement,
the commissioner shall award grants to eligible districts as follows:

(1) a planning grant of up to $20,000 during the first year of the parties' agreement; and

(2) an implementation grant of up to $100,000 during each of the next two years
of the parties' agreement.

A grant recipient that terminates an agreement before the end of a school year must return
a pro rata portion of the grant to the commissioner, the amount of which the commissioner
must determine based upon the number of school days remaining in the school year after
the agreement is terminated. Grant recipients are encouraged to seek matching funds or
in-kind contributions from nonstate sources to supplement the grant awards.

(c) A school district receiving a grant must transmit to the commissioner in an
electronic format and post on its Web site by the end of the school year readily accessible
information about recommended best practices based on its experience and progress under
this section. The commissioner must make information about these recommended best
practices readily available to interested districts and schools throughout Minnesota.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

A district that offers a concurrent enrollment course according
to an agreement under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is eligible to receive aid for the
costs of providing postsecondary courses at the high school. Beginning in fiscal year 2011,
Districts only are eligible for aid if the college or university concurrent enrollment courses
offered by the district are accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment
Partnership, in the process of being accredited, or are shown by clear evidence to be of
comparable standard to accredited courses, or are technical courses within a recognized
career and technical education program of study approved by the commissioner of
education and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Aid; tuition reimbursement.

(a) An eligible district shall receive $150
$300 per pupil enrolled in a concurrent enrollment course. The money must be used
to defray the cost of delivering the course at the high school. The commissioner shall
establish application procedures and deadlines for receipt of aid payments.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), by mutual agreement of the school board and the
exclusive representative of the teachers, up to 25 percent of the aid under this subdivision
may be reserved to offset tuition paid to an accredited higher education institution for
coursework necessary for secondary teachers to meet a postsecondary institution's
accrediting body's requirements to teach concurrent enrollment courses.

(c) A teacher receiving tuition reimbursement under this subdivision must repay the
school district if the teacher does not complete the training. If 50 percent or more of a
teacher's tuition is reimbursed by the school district, the teacher must continue to teach in
the school district for two years after receiving an endorsement under section 122A.09,
subdivision 12, or repay the district for the tuition reimbursement.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 124D.231, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Full-service community school program.

(a) The commissioner shall
provide funding to eligible school sites to plan, implement, and improve full-service
community schools. Eligible school sites must meet one of the following criteria:

(1) the school is on a development plan for continuous improvement under section
120B.35, subdivision 2; or

(2) the school is in a district that has an achievement and integration plan approved
by the commissioner of education under sections 124D.861 and 124D.862.

(b) An eligible school site may receive up to $100,000 $150,000 annually. School
sites receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner agency to
hire a site coordinator to coordinate services at each covered school site.

(c) Of grants awarded, implementation funding of up to $20,000 must be available
for up to one year for planning for school sites. At the end of this period, the school must
submit a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraph (g). If the site decides
not to use planning funds, the plan must be submitted with the application.

(d) The commissioner shall dispense the funds to consider additional school factors
when dispensing funds including: schools with significant populations of students
receiving free or reduced-price lunches. Schools with; significant homeless and highly
mobile students shall also be a priority. The commissioner must also dispense the funds in a
manner to ensure rates; and equity among urban, suburban, and greater Minnesota schools.

(e) A school site must establish a school leadership team responsible for developing
school-specific programming goals, assessing program needs, and overseeing the process
of implementing expanded programming at each covered site. The school leadership team
shall have between 12 to 15 members and shall meet the following requirements:

(1) at least 30 percent of the members are parents and 30 percent of the members
are teachers at the school site and must include the school principal and representatives
from partner agencies; and

(2) the school leadership team must be responsible for overseeing the baseline
analyses under paragraph (f). A school leadership team must have ongoing responsibility
for monitoring the development and implementation of full-service community school
operations and programming at the school site and shall issue recommendations to schools
on a regular basis and summarized in an annual report. These reports shall also be made
available to the public at the school site and on school and district Web sites.

(f) School sites must complete a baseline analysis prior to beginning programming
as a full-service community school. The analysis shall include:

(1) a baseline analysis of needs at the school site, led by the school leadership team,
which shall include the following elements:

(i) identification of challenges facing the school;

(ii) analysis of the student body, including:

(A) number and percentage of students with disabilities and needs of these students;

(B) number and percentage of students who are English learners and the needs of
these students;

(C) number of students who are homeless or highly mobile; and

(D) number and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and the
needs of these students;

(iii) analysis of enrollment and retention rates for students with disabilities,
English learners, homeless and highly mobile students, and students receiving free or
reduced-price lunch;

(iv) analysis of suspension and expulsion data, including the justification for such
disciplinary actions and the degree to which particular populations, including, but not
limited to, students of color, students with disabilities, students who are English learners,
and students receiving free or reduced-price lunch are represented among students subject
to such actions;

(v) analysis of school achievement data disaggregated by major demographic
categories, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, English learner status, disability
status, and free or reduced-price lunch status;

(vi) analysis of current parent engagement strategies and their success; and

(vii) evaluation of the need for and availability of wraparound services, including,
but not limited to:

(A) mechanisms for meeting students' social, emotional, and physical health needs,
which may include coordination of existing services as well as the development of new
services based on student needs; and

(B) strategies to create a safe and secure school environment and improve school
climate and discipline, such as implementing a system of positive behavioral supports, and
taking additional steps to eliminate bullying;

(2) a baseline analysis of community assets and a strategic plan for utilizing
and aligning identified assets. This analysis should include, but is not limited to, a
documentation of individuals in the community, faith-based organizations, community and
neighborhood associations, colleges, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and social service
agencies who may be able to provide support and resources; and

(3) a baseline analysis of needs in the community surrounding the school, led by
the school leadership team, including, but not limited to:

(i) the need for high-quality, full-day child care and early childhood education
programs;

(ii) the need for physical and mental health care services for children and adults; and

(iii) the need for job training and other adult education programming.

(g) Each school site receiving funding under this section must establish at least two
of the following types of programming:

(1) early childhood:

(i) early childhood education; and

(ii) child care services;

(2) academic:

(i) academic support and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time;

(ii) summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences;

(iii) job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services;

(iv) programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended,
or expelled; and

(v) specialized instructional support services;

(3) parental involvement:

(i) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy, including the
Reading First and Early Reading First programs authorized under part B of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, section
6361, et seq.;

(ii) parent leadership development activities; and

(iii) parenting education activities;

(4) mental and physical health:

(i) mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and
conflict mediation;

(ii) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs;

(iii) home visitation services by teachers and other professionals;

(iv) developmentally appropriate physical education;

(v) nutrition services;

(vi) primary health and dental care; and

(vii) mental health counseling services;

(5) community involvement:

(i) service and service-learning opportunities;

(ii) adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; and

(iii) homeless prevention services;

(6) positive discipline practices; and

(7) other programming designed to meet school and community needs identified in
the baseline analysis and reflected in the full-service community school plan.

(h) The school leadership team at each school site must develop a full-service
community school plan detailing the steps the school leadership team will take, including:

(1) timely establishment and consistent operation of the school leadership team;

(2) maintenance of attendance records in all programming components;

(3) maintenance of measurable data showing annual participation and the impact
of programming on the participating children and adults;

(4) documentation of meaningful and sustained collaboration between the school
and community stakeholders, including local governmental units, civic engagement
organizations, businesses, and social service providers;

(5) establishment and maintenance of partnerships with institutions, such as
universities, hospitals, museums, or not-for-profit community organizations to further the
development and implementation of community school programming;

(6) ensuring compliance with the district nondiscrimination policy; and

(7) plan for school leadership team development.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.59, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 9.

English learner data.

When data on English learners are reported for
purposes of educational accountability, English learner data must include all pupils
enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were
previously counted as an English learner under this section. Reported data must be
disaggregated by currently counted and previously counted English learners.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and
later.

Sec. 25.

[125B.27] STUDENT-USER PRIVACY IN EDUCATION RIGHTS.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision and section 13.32,
subdivision 1, apply to this section.

(b) "Online educational service" means a Web site, online service or application, or
mobile application that a student or the student's parent or legal guardian can access via
the Internet for school purposes. Online educational service includes a cloud computing
service.

(c) "Operator" means, to the extent it is operating in this capacity, a person who
operates an online educational service with actual knowledge that it is used primarily for
school purposes and was designed and marketed for these purposes. Operator includes
a vendor.

(d) "Protected information" means personally identifiable information or materials
or information that is linked to personally identifiable information or materials, in any
media or format that is not publicly available, and:

(1) is created or provided by a student or the student's parent or legal guardian to an
operator in the course of the use of the operator's site, service, or application for school
purposes;

(2) is created or provided by an employee or agent of the school to an operator in the
course of the use of the operator's site, service, or application for school purposes; or

(3) is gathered by an operator through the operation of an online educational service
and personally identifies a student, including but not limited to information in the student's
educational record or e-mail, first and last name, home address, telephone number, e-mail
address, or other information that allows physical or online contact, discipline records,
test results, special education data, juvenile records, grades, evaluations, criminal records,
health records, Social Security number, biometric information, disabilities, socioeconomic
information, food purchases, political affiliations, religious information, text messages,
documents, student identifiers, search activity, photos, voice recordings, or geolocation
information.

(e) "School purposes" means purposes that (1) are directed by or customarily take
place at the direction of the school, teacher, or school district or aid in the administration
of school activities, including instruction in the classroom or at home, administrative
activities, and collaboration between students, school personnel, or parents or legal
guardians, or (2) are for the use and benefit of the school.

(f) "Student" means a student in prekindergarten through grade 12.

(g) "Vendor" means a person who enters into a contract with a school to provide an
online educational service.

(h) "Targeted advertising" means presenting advertisements to a student where
the advertisement is selected based on information obtained or inferred over time from
that student's online behavior, usage of applications, or covered information. It does not
include advertising to a student at an online location based upon that student's current
visit to that location, or in response to that student's request for information or feedback,
without the retention of that student's online activities or requests over time for the
purpose of targeting subsequent ads.

Subd. 2.

Prohibited activities; targeted advertising; creation of student profiles;
sale or unauthorized disclosure of information.

(a) An operator must not engage in
any of the following activities:

(1)(i) targeted advertising on the operator's online educational service; or

(ii) targeted advertising on any other site, service, or application when the targeting
of the advertising is based upon information, including protected information and unique
identifiers, that the operator has acquired or created because of the use of that operator's
online educational service;

(2) gather, use, or share information, including persistent unique identifiers, acquired
or created by the operator's online educational service, to create a profile about a student,
except in furtherance of school purposes. "Create a profile" does not include the collection
and retention of account information that remains under the control of the student, the
student's parent or guardian, or kindergarten through grade 12 school;

(3) sell a student's information, including protected information. This prohibition
does not apply to the purchase, merger, or other type of acquisition of an operator by
another person, provided that the operator or successor continues to be subject to this
section with respect to previously acquired student information or to national assessment
providers if the provider secures the express written consent of the parent or student, given
in response to clear and conspicuous notice, solely to provide access to employment,
educational scholarships or financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities; or

(4) disclose protected information, unless the disclosure:

(i) is made in furtherance of the educational purpose of the site, service, or
application, provided the recipient of the protected information must not further disclose
the information unless done to allow or improve operability and functionality of the
operator's online educational service;

(ii) is legally required to comply with subdivision 3;

(iii) is made to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, to respond to or participate
in judicial process, or to protect the safety of users or others or the security or integrity
of the site;

(iv) is for a school, educational, or employment purpose requested by the student
or the student's parent or guardian, provided that the information is not used or further
disclosed for any other purposes; or

(v) is made pursuant to a contract between the operator and a service provider. A
contract must prohibit the service provider from using protected information for any
purpose other than providing the contracted service to, or on behalf of, the operator;
prohibit the service provider from disclosing protected information provided by the
operator to third parties; and require the service provider to implement and maintain
reasonable security procedures and practices as provided in subdivision 3.

(b) This subdivision does not prohibit the operator's use of information for
maintaining, developing, supporting, improving, or diagnosing the operator's site, service,
or application.

Subd. 3.

Security procedures and practices.

An operator shall:

(1) implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate
to the nature of the protected information designed to protect that information from
unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; and

(2) delete a student's protected information within a reasonable period of time
and in any case within 60 days if the school requests deletion of data under the control
of the school.

Subd. 4.

Permissible disclosures.

Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
clause (4), an operator may use or disclose protected information of a student under the
following circumstances:

(1) if other provisions of federal or state law require the operator to disclose the
information and the operator complies with the requirements of federal or state law in
protecting and disclosing that information;

(2) as long as no covered information is used for advertising or to create a profile on
the student for purposes other than educational purposes, for legitimate research purposes:

(i) as required by state or federal law and subject to the restrictions under applicable
law; or

(ii) as allowed by state or federal law and in furtherance of educational purposes or
postsecondary educational purposes; and

(3) to a state or local educational agency, including schools and school districts, for
school purposes as permitted by state or federal law.

Subd. 5.

Use of information by operator.

This section does not prohibit an
operator from doing any of the following:

(1) using protected information within the operator's site, service, or application or
other sites, services, or applications owned by the operator to improve educational products;

(2) using protected information that is not associated with an identified student to
demonstrate the effectiveness of the operator's products or services, including marketing;

(3) sharing aggregate information that does not directly, indirectly, or in combination
with other information identify a student for the development and improvement of
educational sites, services, or applications;

(4) using recommendation engines to recommend to a student either of the following:

(i) additional content relating to an educational, other learning, or employment
opportunity purpose within an online site, service, or application if the recommendation is
not determined in whole or in part by payment or other consideration from a third party; or

(ii) additional services relating to an educational, other learning, or employment
opportunity purpose within an online site, service, or application if the recommendation is
not determined in whole or in part by payment or other consideration from a third party; or

(5) responding to a student's request for information or for feedback without the
information or response being determined in whole or in part by payment or other
consideration from a third party.

Subd. 6.

Certain activities not affected.

(a) This section does not limit the
authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain information from an operator as
authorized by law or pursuant to a court order.

(b) This section does not limit the ability of an operator to use student information,
including protected information, for adaptive learning or customized student learning
purposes.

(c) This section does not apply to general audience Web sites, general audience
online services, general audience online applications, or general audience mobile
applications, even if log-in credentials created for an operator's online educational service
may be used to access those general audience Web sites, services, or applications.

(d) This section does not limit Internet service providers from providing Internet
connectivity to schools or students and their families.

(e) This section does not prohibit an operator of a Web site, online service, online
application, or mobile application from the general marketing of educational products to
parents or legal guardians so long as the marketing is not based on the use of protected
information obtained by the operator through the provision of services governed by this
section.

(f) This section does not impose a duty upon a provider of an electronic store, gateway,
marketplace, or other means of purchasing or downloading software or applications to
review or enforce compliance with this section on those applications or software.

(g) This section does not impose a duty on a provider of an interactive computer
service, as defined in United States Code, title 47, section 230, to review or enforce
compliance with this section by third-party content providers.

(h) This section does not impede the ability of students to download, transfer, export,
or otherwise save or maintain their own data or documents.

Sec. 26.

[136A.1275] GRANTS TO STUDENT TEACHERS IN SHORTAGE
AREAS.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education
must establish a grant program for student teachers.

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

In order to receive a grant, the applicant must:

(1) be enrolled in a Minnesota teacher preparation program at an eligible institution
that would enable the applicant, upon graduation, to teach in a Minnesota school district
in a shortage area. "Shortage area" has the same meaning given in section 122A.18,
subdivision 4a;

(2) be a teacher candidate completing a student-teacher requirement by teaching in a
shortage area; and

(3) demonstrate financial need in the form and manner prescribed by the
commissioner of the Office of Higher Education.

Subd. 3.

Administration.

The office must determine the time and manner of
applications. The office must determine the stipend amount based on the money available
and the number of eligible applicants each academic year.

Sec. 27.

Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 1, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 312,
article 15, section 24, is amended to read:


Section 1. INNOVATIVE DELIVERY OF EDUCATION SERVICES AND
SHARING OF SCHOOL OR DISTRICT RESOURCES; PILOT PROJECT.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment; requirements for participation.

(a) A pilot project
is established to improve student and, career and college readiness, and school outcomes
by allowing groups of one or more school districts or charter schools to work together or
with postsecondary institutions or employers to:

(1) provide innovative education programs and activities that are consistent with
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 9, governing the standard adult high
school diploma, or with Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.085, governing experiential and
applied learning opportunities;

(2) conduct research with rigorous methodology on these innovative education
programs and activities that may include career and college readiness assessments and
interim assessments that comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act; and

(3) share district or school and other resources, with the goal of improving students'
career and college readiness as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30,
subdivision 1, paragraph (p), and consistent with the requirements of the world's best
workforce under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11.

The pilot project may last until June 30, 2018 2021, or for up to five years, whichever is less
earlier, except that innovation partnerships formed during the period of the pilot project
may continue past June 30, 2018 2021, with the agreement of the partnership members.

(b) To participate in this pilot project to improve student and, school, and career and
college readiness outcomes, a group of two or more school districts or charter schools, one
or more school districts and charter schools, one or more school districts or charter schools
and postsecondary institutions, or one or more school districts or charter schools and
employers must collaborate with school staff and, postsecondary faculty, or employees,
as appropriate, to form a partnership, prepare a plan, and complete an application to
participate in a pilot project. A school district partner must receive formal school board
approval to form a partnership and a charter school partner must receive formal approval
from its board of directors to form a partnership. The partnership must develop a plan to
provide challenging programmatic options for students, create professional development
opportunities for educators, increase student engagement and connection and challenging
learning opportunities for students, or demonstrate efficiencies in delivering financial and
other services. The plan evaluations must provide for a rigorous evaluation premised on
returns on investment, program effectiveness, or beat-the-odds analysis and may offer
career and college readiness assessments or other interim assessments.

(c) An interested partnership may structure its application and plan to:

(1) reduce duplicative assessments that educators and psychometricians identify as
less useful for informing instruction or identifying and diagnosing areas where students
require targeted interventions under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (c), clause (2), and (d);

(2) establish expectations for career and college readiness under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (d) and (g);

(3) use fully adaptive, on and off-grade assessments under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.30, subdivision 1;

(4) provide students with predictive information to enable them to successfully
explore and realize their educational, career, and college interests, aptitudes, and
aspirations under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.125;

(5) use career and college readiness assessments or other interim or formative
assessments highly correlated with the Minnesota comprehensive assessments in reading
and math;

(6) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.024, allow a student to use a
course in applied mathematics or STEM as an equivalent to algebra II; or

(7) include student assessment data under this section in the district's annual world's
best workforce report, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11, subdivisions 5
and 9, paragraph (a).

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, or any other law to the
contrary, a participating school district or charter school may use alternative assessments
under this paragraph in place of the Minnesota comprehensive assessments administered
in high school. A participating school district or charter school, whose approved program
under this section lasts longer than four years for a high school student, may count those
students in the four-year graduation rate upon completion of all state and local graduation
requirements even though the student continues in an innovative postsecondary program.
Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a participating school district or charter school
may take attendance only once per school day so long as the district or charter school
ensures that students in attendance are not otherwise identified as truant. The plan must
establish include:

(1) collaborative educational goals and objectives;

(2) strategies and processes to implement those goals and objectives, including a
budget process with periodic expenditure reviews;

(3) valid and reliable measures to evaluate progress in realizing the goals and
objectives;

(4) an implementation timeline; and

(5) other applicable conditions, regulations, responsibilities, duties, provisions, fee
schedules, and legal considerations needed to fully implement the plan.

A partnership may invite additional districts eligible partners to join the partnership
during the pilot project term after notifying and must notify the commissioner when
additional partners intend to join the partnership. The commissioner may reject the
addition of an eligible partner if the addition causes the state to become out of compliance
with federal requirements.

(c) (d) A school district member or a charter school member of an interested
partnership of interested districts must apply by February 1 of any year submit an
application to the education commissioner in the form and manner the commissioner
determines, consistent with the requirements of this section. The application must contain
the formal approval adopted by the school board in each district or by the charter school
board of directors to participate in the plan.

(d) (e) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a participating school district
under this section continues to: receive revenue and maintain its taxation authority; be
organized and governed by an elected school board with general powers under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.02; and be subject to employment agreements under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 122A, and Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.20; and district employees
continue to remain employees of the employing school district.

(f) Participating school district and charter schools must submit a biennial evaluation
by February 1 in each odd-numbered year to the chairs and the ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
12 education and the education commissioner that includes longitudinal data under
Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.70, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), governing SLEDS,
and is premised on return on investment, program effectiveness, or beat-the-odds analysis
in the context of students' career and college readiness.

Subd. 2.

Commissioner's role.

Interested groups of school districts partnerships
must submit a completed application to the commissioner by March 1 of any year in the
form and manner determined by the commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this
section. For 2016 only, the school district member or charter school member must submit
an application by July 1. The education commissioner must convene an advisory panel
composed of a teacher appointed by Education Minnesota, a school principal appointed
by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, a school board member
appointed by the Minnesota School Boards Association, a researcher appointed by the
commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, a researcher appointed by the University
of Minnesota Educational Psychology Department, and a school superintendent appointed
by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators to advise the commissioner on
applicants' qualifications to participate in this pilot project. The commissioner may
select, for the period encompassing the 2016-2017 through 2020-2021 school years, must
authorize up to six eight qualified applicants under subdivision 1 by April 1 of any year to
participate in this pilot project, ensuring seeking an equitable geographical distribution of
project participants to the extent practicable. The commissioner may approve no more
than two partnerships applying to conduct research using alternative measures in place of
the Minnesota comprehensive assessments under subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (7),
and those partnerships may include up to three school districts or charter schools. The
commissioner must select authorize only those applicants that fully comply with the
requirements in subdivision 1. The commissioner must terminate a project participant that
fails to effectively implement the goals and objectives contained in its application and
according to its stated timeline.

Subd. 3.

Pilot project evaluation.

Participating school districts and charter
schools must submit pilot project data to the education commissioner in the form and
manner determined by the commissioner and the legislature, consistent with this section.
Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, on the duties of state agencies regarding
the use and dissemination of data on individuals, the education commissioner must analyze
the data on participating districts' progress and on participating charter schools' progress
in realizing their educational goals and objectives to work together in providing provide
innovative education programs and activities and sharing share resources to improve
students' career and college readiness. The commissioner must include the analysis of
best practices in a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
through grade 12 education finance and policy on the efficacy of this pilot project. The
commissioner shall submit an interim project report by February 1, 2016 March 30, 2019,
and must submit a final report to the legislature by February 1, 2019, recommending
whether or not to continue or expand the pilot project 2022.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to those applications submitted to the commissioner after that date. Districts
already approved for an innovation zone pilot project may continue to operate under Laws
2012, chapter 263, section 1, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 15, section 24.

Sec. 28.

Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 2, is amended to read:


Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.

$25,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for the review of applicants, selection of participants, and evaluation of
the pilot projects authorized in section 1. The base for the Department of Education is
increased by $25,000 for fiscal year 2014 through fiscal year 2018 2021.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 29.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Alternative compensation.

For alternative teacher compensation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

$
 78,331,000
 78,656,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 87,147,000
98,159,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $70,565,000 $70,890,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $7,840,000 $7,876,000 for 2016 and $79,307,000
$90,283,000 for 2017.

Sec. 30.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Achievement and integration aid.

For achievement and integration aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

$
 65,539,000
 65,439,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 68,745,000
69,372,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $6,382,000 for 2015 and $59,157,000 $59,057,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $6,573,000 $6,561,000 for 2016 and $62,172,000
$62,811,000 for 2017.

Sec. 31.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Reading Corps.

For grants to ServeMinnesota for the Minnesota Reading
Corps under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 8:

$
 6,125,000
 .....
 2016
$
 6,125,000
 9,125,000
 		.....
 2017

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and later years is $5,625,000.

Sec. 32.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Concurrent enrollment program.

For concurrent enrollment programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:

$
 $4,000,000
 .....
 2016
$
 $4,000,000
6,250,000
 		.....
 2017

If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
the aid payment to each district.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2018 is $5,000,000.

Sec. 33.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Collaborative urban educator.

For the collaborative urban educator
grant program:

$
 780,000
 .....
 2016
$
 780,000
1,090,000
 		.....
 2017

Grants shall be awarded in equal amounts: $195,000 $272,500 each year is for the
Southeast Asian teacher program at Concordia University, St. Paul; $195,000 $272,500
each year is for the collaborative urban educator program at the University of St. Thomas;
$195,000 $272,500 each year is for the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching at
Hamline University; and $195,00 $272,500 each year is for the East Africa Student to
Teacher program at Augsburg College.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Each institution shall prepare for the legislature, by January 15 of each year, a
detailed report regarding the funds used. The report must include the number of teachers
prepared as well as the diversity for each cohort of teachers produced. The report must
also include the graduation rate for each cohort of teacher candidates, the placement rate
for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, and the retention rate for each graduating
cohort of teacher candidates, among other program outcomes.

Sec. 34.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
15, is amended to read:


Subd. 15.

Museums and Education Centers.

For grants to museums and education
centers:

$
 351,000
 .....
 2016
$
 351,000
701,000
 		.....
 2017

(a) $260,000 each year is in fiscal year 2016 and $560,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for
the Minnesota Children's Museum. The base amount in fiscal year 2018 is $260,000.

(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.

(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.

(d) $50,000 in fiscal year 2017 and later is for the Headwaters Science Center for
hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
The base in fiscal year 2018 is $401,000.

Sec. 35.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
19, is amended to read:


Subd. 19.

Full-service community schools.

For full-service community schools
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:

$
 250,000
 .....
 2016
$
 250,000
2,450,000
 		.....
 2017

This is a onetime appropriation. Up to $100,000 each year is for administration of this
program. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Sec. 36.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
21, is amended to read:


Subd. 21.

American Indian teacher preparation grants.

For joint grants to assist
American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:

$
 190,000
 .....
 2016
$
 190,000
1,250,000
 		.....
 2017

Sec. 37.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
24, is amended to read:


Subd. 24.

Race 2 Reduce.

For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water
conservation programming in Minnesota schools:

$
 81,000
 .....
 2016
$
 69,000
 219,000
 		.....
 2017

In the first year, $28,000 is for H2O for Life; $38,000 is for Independent School
District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $15,000 is for Independent School District No.
832, Mahtomedi. In the second year, $32,000 $102,000 is for H2O for Life; $22,000
$70,000 is for Independent School District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $15,000
$47,000 is for Independent School District No. 832, Mahtomedi.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and later is $0.

Sec. 38.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
26, is amended to read:


Subd. 26.

Education partnership pilots.

(a) For education partnership pilot grants:

$
 501,000
 .....
 2016
$
 501,000
531,000
 		.....
 2017

(b) Of this amount, $167,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $177,000 in each fiscal year
2017 is for the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative for a pilot site in Northfield;
$167,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $177,000 in each fiscal year 2017 is for the Jones Family
Foundation for a pilot site in Red Wing; and $167,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $177,000 in
each fiscal year 2017 is for Independent School District No. 742, St. Cloud, for a pilot
site in St. Cloud. Each partnership pilot program shall support community collaborations
focused on academic achievement and youth development, use a comprehensive and
data-driven approach to increase student success, and measure outcomes, such as
kindergarten readiness, reading proficiency at third grade, high school graduation, and
college and career readiness. By February 15, 2016, and by February 15 of every
subsequent even-numbered year, each partnership pilot grant recipient shall submit to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary
jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education a report describing the activities
funded by the grant, changes in outcome measures attributable to the grant-funded
activities, and the recipient's program plan for the following year.

This is a onetime appropriation.

(c) The base for this program is $501,000 for fiscal year 2018 and later. Annual
grants of $167,000 shall be awarded to each grant recipient named in paragraph (b).

(d) Any balance from the first year may carry forward into the second year.

Sec. 39.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 15, subdivision
3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

ACT test College entrance examination reimbursement.

To reimburse
districts for students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision
1, paragraph (e), for onetime payment of their ACT college entrance examination fee:

$
 3,011,000
 .....
 2016
$
 3,011,000
 .....
 2017

The Department of Education must reimburse districts for their onetime payments
on behalf of students. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the
second year. This appropriation is available until October 1, 2017. For examinations taken
before July 1, 2016, the department may reimburse districts only for ACT examination fees.

Sec. 40.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision
6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Northside Achievement Zone.

For a grant to the Northside Achievement
Zone:

$
 1,200,000
 .....
 2016
$
 1,200,000
 1,210,000
 		.....
 2017

Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the
educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone,
and may be used for Northside Achievement Zone programming and services consistent
with federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.

The base for this program is $1,200,000 for fiscal year 2018 and later.

Sec. 41.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision
7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.

For a grant to the St. Paul Promise
Neighborhood:

$
 1,200,000
 .....
 2016
$
 1,200,000
 1,210,000
 		.....
 2017

Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the
educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone,
and may be used for St. Paul Promise Neighborhood programming and services consistent
with federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.

The base for this program is $1,200,000 for fiscal year 2018 and later.

Sec. 42. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR GRANTS.

Subdivision 1.

Grant program established.

A grant program is established to
support school districts in paying agricultural education teachers for work over the
summer with high school students in extended projects.

Subd. 2.

Application.

The commissioner of education shall develop the form and
method for applying for the grants. The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining
the allocation of the grants, including appropriate goals for the use of the grants.

Subd. 3.

Grant awards.

Grant funding under this section must be matched
by funding from the school district for the agricultural education teacher's summer
employment. Grant funding for each teacher is limited to the one-half share of 40 working
days.

Subd. 4.

Reports.

School districts that receive grant funds shall report to the
commissioner of education no later than December 31 of each year regarding the number
of teachers funded by the grant program and the outcomes compared to the goals
established in the grant application. The Department of Education shall develop the
criteria necessary for the reports.

Sec. 43. EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING INCENTIVE GRANTS.

The Board of Teaching shall award a onetime incentive grant of $2,000 to any
Minnesota teacher who achieves National Board Certification after June 30, 2016, as long
as funds are available. A teacher may apply for a grant in the form and manner determined
by the Board of Teaching. The grants must be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sec. 44. OUTDOOR PLACE-BASED EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, "outdoor place-based
education" means the process of using the local community and outdoor environment as
a starting point to teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science,
history, and other subjects across the curriculum.

Subd. 2.

Advisory group creation.

The outdoor place-based education advisory
group consists of the following 14 members:

(1) the commissioner or director of the following agencies or their designees:

(i) the Department of Education;

(ii) the Department of Natural Resources; and

(iii) the Minnesota Historical Society;

(2) 11 public members who have demonstrated an interest in outdoor skills and
education:

(i) one member appointed by Education Minnesota;

(ii) one member appointed by the Minnesota Rural Education Association;

(iii) one member appointed by the Minnesota School Boards Association;

(iv) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools;

(v) one member appointed by the Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota;

(vi) one public member appointed by the majority leader of the senate;

(vii) one public member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(viii) one public member appointed by the speaker of the house;

(ix) one public member appointed by the minority leader of the house of
representatives; and

(x) two public members appointed by the governor.

Subd. 3.

Advisory group duties; report required.

(a) The advisory group must
develop recommendations for the design and implementation of a statewide outdoor
place-based education plan for students in prekindergarten through grade 12. The advisory
group must report proposed recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12
education policy by February 15, 2017.

(b) The report required under this subdivision must, at a minimum:

(1) recommend strategies for the integration of outdoor place-based education in
each of the subject areas required for statewide accountability under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.021, subdivision 1, including any staff development required to support
such integration;

(2) identify grades or grade ranges in which outdoor place-based education may
have the greatest impact, given limited staff and financial resources;

(3) recommend an assessment instrument that districts may use in order to evaluate
the impact of outdoor place-based education; and

(4) estimate the financial and human resources required to implement the
recommendations on a statewide basis.

Subd. 4.

Administrative provisions.

(a) The commissioner of education or the
commissioner's designee must convene the initial meeting of the advisory group by
September 15, 2016. Upon request of the advisory group, the commissioner must provide
meeting space and administrative services for the advisory group. The members of the
advisory group must elect a chair or cochairs from the members of the advisory group at
the initial meeting.

(b) Public members of the advisory group serve without compensation, but may be
reimbursed for travel expenses.

(c) The advisory group expires February 15, 2017, or upon submission of the report
required under this section, whichever is earlier.

Subd. 5.

Deadline for appointments and designations.

The appointments and
designations authorized under this section must be completed by August 15, 2016.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 45. PARAPROFESSIONAL PATHWAY TO TEACHER LICENSURE.

The commissioner of education must establish a grant program for school districts
to design, establish, and maintain a paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure or
a grow your own new teacher program. The programs must allow a current school
district paraprofessional to pursue their teaching license while still being employed by
the school district. A school district may apply in the form and manner prescribed by
the commissioner.

Sec. 46. SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them:

(1) "student support services personnel" includes individuals licensed to serve as a
school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical
dependency counselor in Minnesota; and

(2) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time
position not under contract by a school at the start of the 2015-2016 school year.

Subd. 2.

Purpose.

The purpose of the support our students grant program is to:

(1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;

(2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure
effective services;

(3) ensure that students receive effective academic guidance and integrated and
comprehensive services to improve kindergarten through grade 12 school outcomes and
career and college readiness;

(4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice
of their training and licensure;

(5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, and school management within a
comprehensive approach that facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration; and

(6) improve school safety and school climate to support academic success and
career and college readiness.

Subd. 3.

Grant eligibility and application.

(a) A school district, charter school,
intermediate school district, or other cooperative unit is eligible to apply for a six-year
matching grant under this section.

(b) The commissioner of education shall specify the form and manner of the grant
application. In awarding grants, the commissioner must give priority to schools in
which student support services personnel positions do not currently exist. To the extent
practicable, the commissioner must award grants equally between applicants in metro
counties and nonmetro counties. Additional criteria must include at least the following:

(1) existing student support services personnel caseloads;

(2) school demographics;

(3) Title 1 revenue;

(4) Minnesota student survey data;

(5) graduation rates; and

(6) postsecondary completion rates.

Subd. 4.

Allowed uses; match requirements.

A grant under this section must be
used to hire a new position. A school that receives a grant must match the grant with local
funds in each year of the grant. In each of the first four years of the grant, the local match
equals $1 for every $1 awarded in the same year. In years five and six of the grant, the
local match equals $3 for every $1 awarded in the same year. The local match may not
include federal reimbursements attributable to the new position.

Subd. 5.

Report required.

By February 1 following any fiscal year in which it
received a grant, a school must submit a written report to the commissioner indicating
how the new positions affected two or more of the following measures:

(1) school climate;

(2) attendance rates;

(3) academic achievement;

(4) career and college readiness; and

(5) postsecondary completion rates.

Sec. 47. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION AID.

(a) For fiscal year 2017 only, teacher development and evaluation aid for a school
district, intermediate school district, educational cooperative, education district, or charter
school with any school site that does not have an alternative professional pay system
agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, equals $400.68
times the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed on October 1 of the previous
school year in each school site without an alternative professional pay system under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2. Except for charter schools, aid under
this section must be reserved for teacher development and evaluation activities consistent
with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
For the purposes of this section, "teacher" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.40, subdivision 1, or 122A.41, subdivision 1.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the state total teacher development and evaluation
aid entitlement must not exceed $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. The commissioner must
limit the amount of aid under this section so as not to exceed this limit.

(c) One hundred percent of the teacher development and evaluation aid must be
paid in fiscal year 2017.

Sec. 48. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

Teacher development and evaluation.

For teacher development and
evaluation aid:

$
 		10,000,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 3.

Support our students grants.

For support our students grants:

$
13,100,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, this appropriation is available
until June 30, 2023. The commissioner may not allot more than $2,600,000 of this
appropriation before July 1, 2019. Up to $100,000 of this appropriation may be retained
by the commissioner for administration of the grant program. Any balance remaining after
June 30, 2023, shall cancel to the general fund.

Subd. 4.

Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure.

For grants to school
districts for grow your own new teacher programs:

$
 		2,250,000
 		.....
 		2017

The base in fiscal year 2018 is $2,250,000.

Subd. 5.

Minnesota Council on Economic Education.

For a grant to the
Minnesota Council on Economic Education to provide staff development to teachers
for the implementation of the state graduation standards in learning areas relating to
economic education:

$
 		250,000
 		.....
 		2017

The commissioner, in consultation with the council, shall develop expected results
of staff development, eligibility criteria for participants, an evaluation procedure, and
guidelines for direct and in-kind contributions by the council.

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 6.

Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center.

For a matching
grant to Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center, No. 6091-50, to provide
research-based professional development services, on-site training, and leadership
coaching to teachers and other school staff:

$
 		500,000
 		.....
 		2017

A grant under this subdivision must be matched with money or in-kind contributions
from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 7.

Teacher-governed school grants.

For grants to teacher-governed schools
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.04, subdivision 2a:

$
 		500,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 8.

Outdoor place-based education program.

For an outdoor place-based
education literature review:

$
35,000
 		.....
 		2017

The commissioner, in collaboration with outdoor place-based education providers,
shall provide for a literature review of the existing evidence of the effect of outdoor
place-based education on educational outcomes and development of core competencies
that lead to career and college success and deliver the literature review to the outdoor
place-based education advisory group no later than November 15, 2016. This is a onetime
appropriation. For purposes of this subdivision, "outdoor place-based education" means
the process of using the local community and outdoor environment as a starting point to
teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, history, and other
subjects across the curriculum.

Subd. 9.

Outdoor place-based education advisory group.

For the outdoor
place-based education advisory group:

$
 		50,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 10.

Staff development aid for cooperative units.

For payment of staff
development aid to intermediate school districts and other cooperative units under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1a:

$
 		1,493,000
 		.....
 		2017

Subd. 11.

Student teachers in shortage areas.

For transfer to the commissioner of
the Office of Higher Education for the purpose of providing grants to student teachers in
shortage areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275:

$
 		2,000,000
 		.....
 		2017

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 12.

Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading.

(a) For a
grant to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing
to improve the reading ability of students in grades three to five:

$
 		300,000
 		.....
 		2017

(b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization to implement in at least three Minnesota school districts, charter schools,
or school sites, a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses
singing to improve the reading ability of students in grades three to five. The grantee shall
be responsible for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware
and software, including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing
technical support, training, and staff to install required project hardware and software;
providing on-site professional development and instructional monitoring and support for
school staff and students; administering pre- and post-intervention reading assessments;
evaluating the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as
required. To the extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban,
suburban, and greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion
of students do not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price
lunch.

(c) By February 15, 2017, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures
and outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over
kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance.

(d) This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 13.

Agricultural educator grants.

For agricultural educator grants:

$
 		250,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 14.

Grants for vision therapy pilot project.

(a) For a grant to Independent
School District No. 12, Centennial, to implement a neuro-optometric vision therapy
pilot project:

$
 		200,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019.

(b) In each year of the pilot project, second and third grade students identified by
a set of criteria created by the district shall be admitted into the pilot study. Identified
students shall have a comprehensive eye examination with written standard requirements
of testing. Students identified with a diagnosis of convergence insufficiency must undergo
a vision efficiency evaluation by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist trained in the
evaluation of learning-related vision problems. The results of this examination shall
determine whether a student will qualify for neuro-optometric vision therapy funded by
the grant. The parent or guardian of a student who qualifies for the pilot program under
this paragraph may submit a written notification to the school opting the student out
of the program. The district must establish guidelines to provide quality standards and
measures to ensure an appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan that is consistent with the
convergence insufficiency treatment trial study.

(c) The commissioner of education must provide for an evaluation of the pilot
project and make a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
through grade 12 education policy and finance by January 15, 2020.

ARTICLE 14

CHARTER SCHOOLS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 124E.10, is amended by
adding a subdivision to read:


Subd. 7.

School closures.

(a) Upon the final decision to close a charter school,
whether by voluntary action of the charter school's board of directors, nonrenewal
or termination of the charter contract by the authorizer, or termination of the charter
contract by the commissioner, the board of directors shall appoint a school closure trustee,
approved by the authorizer, within 15 business days of the final decision. The board of
directors or the authorizer may require the trustee to post a bond, in a sum and nature
reflective of the school's current condition and situation.

(b) The trustee must be a resident of Minnesota, possess a bachelor's or postgraduate
degree in accounting, law, nonprofit management, educational administration, or other
appropriate field, and have at least five years of work experience in their degree area. The
trustee must submit to a state and federal criminal background check, must not have
been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, and must not have
been found liable in a civil court for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, civil theft, or similar
misconduct. The trustee must not be under investigation or pending criminal prosecution
for a felony or other crime. The trustee must not have a history of wage garnishment by
the Internal Revenue Service or the state and must not have filed for bankruptcy.

(c) The trustee must not have been an employee or contractor of the charter school
during the previous five years and must not have an immediate family member who is
an employee or contractor of the charter school or who serves on the charter school's
board of directors. The trustee must be independent and have no material interest adverse
to the school.

(d) The trustee shall have the responsibility to activate and execute the closure plan
for the charter school outlined in the school's charter contract, including the transfer
of student records required by subdivision 6, and the reporting of financial and student
data to the department necessary for the release of final aid payments under section
124E.25, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). Upon the appointment of the trustee, the trustee
must approve all school expenditures before payment and shall be a required signatory
on all school accounts and payments made by the school. The trustee has the authority
to void and seek reimbursement of any and all extraordinary payments of the school
to individuals, contractors, or corporations made within 90 business days of the final
decision to close. If during the closure process it is determined by the charter school's
board of directors or the authorizer that the trustee is not performing the closure duties in
an efficient and effective manner, the authorizer may appoint a new trustee.

(e) The trustee shall be entitled to immunity provided by common law for acts or
omissions within the scope of the trustee's appointment. The trustee is not exempt from an
illegal or criminal act, nor any act that is a result of malfeasance or misfeasance.

(f) A charter school closure fund shall be established and managed by the Department
of Education. The Department of Education may charge the fund a management fee
commensurate with the annual activity in the fund. The Department of Education must
issue an annual report on the income and expenditures of the fund by September 30 to all
charter schools. The fund shall be financed by a per capita pupil fee paid by all charter
schools. Until the fund reaches a cap of $200,000, the per capita pupil fee shall be $1 per
pupil annually. Upon the fund reaching the $200,000 cap, the annual per capita pupil fee
shall equal the per pupil amount needed to maintain the fund at $200,000. The Department
of Education shall have the power to deduct the annual fee from a charter school aid
payment in the month of February based on the number of pupils enrolled in charter
schools on October 1 of the previous year, and transfer the funding to the charter school
closure fund. When an authorizer ceases to authorize schools, the authorizer shall transfer
any remaining balance from authorizer fees to the fund.

(g) Funds from the charter school closure fund may only be authorized and used for
the following expenses: the cost of the external audits necessary for the school closure
process; the cost of liability insurance for the school corporation during the closure
process; legal costs for the dissolution of the school corporation; and the trustee's fee,
negotiated upon appointment. The charter school closure fund shall not be used for any
other expenses related to the closed school and may only be requested after all other
school funds and assets of the closed school have been expended. No more than $70,000
may be expended from the fund for an individual school closure process. The trustee may
request funding to cover the authorized expenditures, except for the trustee's fee, which
must be requested by the charter school's board of directors or the authorizer if the board
of directors is nonoperative.

(h) If a charter school board of directors files for bankruptcy upon the final decision
to close the school, the bankruptcy trustee appointed by the bankruptcy court shall have
the authority to activate and execute the closure plan in the charter school contract.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.45, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:


Subd. 6a.

Cash flow adjustment.

The board of directors of any charter school
serving fewer than 200 students where the percent of students eligible for special
education services equals at least 90 percent of the charter school's total enrollment
eligible special education charter school under section 124E.21, subdivision 2, may
request that the commissioner of education accelerate the school's cash flow under this
section. The commissioner must approve a properly submitted request within 30 days of
its receipt. The commissioner must accelerate the school's regular special education aid
payments according to the schedule in the school's request and modify the payments to the
school under subdivision 3 accordingly. A school must not receive current payments of
regular special education aid exceeding 90 percent of its estimated aid entitlement for the
fiscal year. The commissioner must delay the special education aid payments to all other
school districts and charter schools in proportion to each district or charter school's total
share of regular special education aid such that the overall aid payment savings from the
aid payment shift remains unchanged for any fiscal year.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 4, the effective
date, is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment
except the provision under paragraph (g) allowing prekindergarten deaf or hard-of-hearing
pupils to enroll in a charter school is effective only if the commissioner of education
determines there is no added cost attributable to the pupil for the 2016-2017 school year
and later.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Charter school building lease aid.

For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision 4 124E.22:

$
 66,787,000
 63,540,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 73,603,000
70,132,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $6,032,000 for 2015 and $60,755,000 $57,508,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $6,750,000 $6,389,000 for 2016 and $66,853,000
$63,743,000 for 2017.

ARTICLE 15

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.08, is amended to read:


125A.08 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

(a) At the beginning of each school year, each school district shall have in effect, for
each child with a disability, an individualized education program.

(b) As defined in this section, every district must ensure the following:

(1) all students with disabilities are provided the special instruction and services
which are appropriate to their needs. Where the individualized education program team
has determined appropriate goals and objectives based on the student's needs, including the
extent to which the student can be included in the least restrictive environment, and where
there are essentially equivalent and effective instruction, related services, or assistive
technology devices available to meet the student's needs, cost to the district may be among
the factors considered by the team in choosing how to provide the appropriate services,
instruction, or devices that are to be made part of the student's individualized education
program. The individualized education program team shall consider and may authorize
services covered by medical assistance according to section 256B.0625, subdivision 26.
When a school district makes a determination of other health disability under Minnesota
Rules, part 3525.1335, subparts 1, and 2, item A, subitem (1), the student's individualized
education program team must seek written and signed documentation by a licensed health
provider within the scope of the provider's practice of a medically diagnosed chronic or
acute health condition. The student's needs and the special education instruction and
services to be provided must be agreed upon through the development of an individualized
education program. The program must address the student's need to develop skills to
live and work as independently as possible within the community. The individualized
education program team must consider positive behavioral interventions, strategies,
and supports that address behavior needs for children. During grade 9, the program
must address the student's needs for transition from secondary services to postsecondary
education and training, employment, community participation, recreation, and leisure
and home living. In developing the program, districts must inform parents of the full
range of transitional goals and related services that should be considered. The program
must include a statement of the needed transition services, including a statement of the
interagency responsibilities or linkages or both before secondary services are concluded;

(2) children with a disability under age five and their families are provided special
instruction and services appropriate to the child's level of functioning and needs;

(3) children with a disability and their parents or guardians are guaranteed procedural
safeguards and the right to participate in decisions involving identification, assessment
including assistive technology assessment, and educational placement of children with a
disability;

(4) eligibility and needs of children with a disability are determined by an initial
evaluation or reevaluation, which may be completed using existing data under United
States Code, title 20, section 33, et seq.;

(5) to the maximum extent appropriate, children with a disability, including those
in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who
are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children
with a disability from the regular educational environment occurs only when and to the
extent that the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes
with the use of supplementary services cannot be achieved satisfactorily;

(6) in accordance with recognized professional standards, testing and evaluation
materials, and procedures used for the purposes of classification and placement of children
with a disability are selected and administered so as not to be racially or culturally
discriminatory; and

(7) the rights of the child are protected when the parents or guardians are not known
or not available, or the child is a ward of the state.

(c) For all paraprofessionals employed to work in programs whose role in part is
to provide direct support to students with disabilities, the school board in each district
shall ensure that:

(1) before or beginning at the time of employment, each paraprofessional must
develop sufficient knowledge and skills in emergency procedures, building orientation,
roles and responsibilities, confidentiality, vulnerability, and reportability, among other
things, to begin meeting the needs, especially disability-specific and behavioral needs, of
the students with whom the paraprofessional works;

(2) annual training opportunities are required to enable the paraprofessional to
continue to further develop the knowledge and skills that are specific to the students with
whom the paraprofessional works, including understanding disabilities, the unique and
individual needs of each student according to the student's disability and how the disability
affects the student's education and behavior, following lesson plans, and implementing
follow-up instructional procedures and activities; and

(3) a districtwide process obligates each paraprofessional to work under the ongoing
direction of a licensed teacher and, where appropriate and possible, the supervision of a
school nurse.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.

(a) For fiscal year 2015 and
later, when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with
a disability as defined in section 125A.02 outside the district of residence, excluding
a pupil for whom an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to
section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the
resident district must be reduced by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing
special instruction and services to the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special
transportation and unreimbursed building lease and debt service costs for facilities
used primarily for special education, plus (2) the amount of general education revenue,
excluding local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid
attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education
revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills
revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue, minus (3) the
amount of special education aid for children with a disability under section 125A.76
received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction and
services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the
amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions
attributable to district and school administration, district support services, operations and
maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil
for the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the
regular classroom, calculated using the resident district's average general education
revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills
revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving
district's basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue
per adjusted pupil unit. Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a
cooperative unit without a fiscal agent school district, the general education revenue and
referendum equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident
district's average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding
compensatory revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue.
Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special instruction and
services for the pupil must be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid
to the resident district. Amounts paid to cooperatives under this subdivision and section
127A.47, subdivision 7, shall be recognized and reported as revenues and expenditures on
the resident school district's books of account under sections 123B.75 and 123B.76. If
the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the
remaining adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education
aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, provides special instruction and services for
a pupil with a disability as defined in section 125A.02, excluding a pupil for whom an
adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.46, subdivision
7, paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced
by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school received
aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education
aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the pupil must
not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs
(b) to (d),:

(1) an intermediate district or a special education cooperative may recover
unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability, including building lease, debt
service, and indirect costs necessary for the general operation of the organization, by
billing membership fees and nonmember access fees to the resident district;

(2) a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special
education and related services, a site approved under section 125A.515, an intermediate
district, or a special education cooperative, or a school district that served as the applicant
agency for a group of school districts for federal special education aids for fiscal year 2006
may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an additional
amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability.;

(3) the billing under clause (1) or application under clause (2) must include a
description of the costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to
be charged to the resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under this
paragraph clause (2) must be included in the tuition billings or aid adjustments under
paragraph (a), or section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable.

(d) For purposes of this subdivision and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph
(b), "general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means the sum of the
general education revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1, excluding the
local optional levy according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (c), plus the
referendum equalization aid according to section 126C.17, subdivision 7.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.21, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Use of reimbursements.

Of the reimbursements received, districts may
School districts must reserve third-party revenue and must spend the reimbursements
received only to:

(1) retain an amount sufficient to compensate the district for its administrative costs
of obtaining reimbursements;

(2) regularly obtain from education- and health-related entities training and other
appropriate technical assistance designed to improve the district's ability to access
third-party payments for individualized education program or individualized family
service plan health-related services; or

(3) reallocate reimbursements for the benefit of students with individualized
education programs or individualized family service plans in the district.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2c.

Special education aid.

(a) For fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2015, a
district's special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education aid under
subdivision 5, the district's cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2b, and the
district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 7.

(b) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special education aid equals the sum of
the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 2a and the district's excess cost
aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for
a school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would
have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76
and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and
127A.47, subdivision 7, and the product of the district's average daily membership served
and the special education aid increase limit.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education
aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average
daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product
of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016
under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according
to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of
the district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's
average daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special
education aid for a school district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as
defined in section 123A.24, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal
special education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the
special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota
Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's adjusted
daily membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership for
fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.

(f) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 125A.79, a charter school in its first
year of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data. A newly
formed cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24 may apply to the commissioner
for approval to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based on
current year data, with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate aid
for programs at participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were replaced
by the new cooperative.

(g) The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial
accounting and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from
third-party billings as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue
generated from third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy
report; and exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.79, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this
subdivision apply.

(a) "Unreimbursed old formula special education expenditures" means:

(1) old formula special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus

(2) for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the sum of the special education aid under section
125A.76, subdivision 5, for the prior fiscal year and the cross subsidy reduction aid under
section 125A.76, subdivision 2b, and for fiscal year 2016 and later, the special education
initial aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2a; minus

(3) for fiscal year 2016 and later, the amount of general education revenue, excluding
local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid for the
prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the
regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the
pupils receive special instruction and services outside the regular classroom, excluding
portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services,
operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.

(b) "Unreimbursed nonfederal special education expenditures" means:

(1) nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus

(2) special education initial aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2a; minus

(3) the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus
local optional aid, and referendum equalization aid for the prior fiscal year attributable
to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for
more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the pupils receive special
instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to
district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance,
capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.

(c) "General revenue" for a school district means the sum of the general education
revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1, excluding transportation sparsity
revenue, local optional revenue, and total operating capital revenue. "General revenue"
for a charter school means the sum of the general education revenue according to section
124E.20, subdivision 1, and transportation revenue according to section 124E.23,
excluding referendum equalization aid, transportation sparsity revenue, and operating
capital revenue.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Alternative attendance programs.

(a) The general education aid and
special education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident
district under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, and 124D.68. The
adjustments must be made according to this subdivision.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special
education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing
special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed
building lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for
a pupil with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02, or a pupil, as defined in section
125A.51, who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil
receives special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than
60 percent of the school day, the amount of general education revenue, excluding local
optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid as defined in
section 125A.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), attributable to that pupil for the portion of
time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom,
excluding portions attributable to district and school administration, district support
services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation,
minus (3) special education aid under section 125A.76 attributable to that pupil, that is
received by the district providing special instruction and services. For purposes of this
paragraph, general education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a
pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average general education revenue
and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.

(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district
must be reduced by an amount equal to 90 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing
special education and services.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district
must be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special
education and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or
charter school where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at
least 70 percent of the charter school's total enrollment.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district
must be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special
education aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, calculated as if the charter school
received special education aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1.

(f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special
instruction and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, must
be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district under
paragraphs (c) and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make
the full adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be
made to other state aids due to the district.

(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district
of a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school
receives general education aid under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), must
be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid
attributable to the student under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and the
general education aid that the student would have generated for the charter school under
section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial
education student" means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with a
disability as defined in section 125A.02 or the definition of a pupil in section 125A.51.

(h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district,
education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the
constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the
general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in
paragraph (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more
than 100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus
an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional
revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils
attending the area learning center.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Special education; regular.

For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.75:

$
1,170,929,000
 1,183,619,000
 		.....
 2016
$
1,229,706,000
1,247,108,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $137,932,000 for 2015 and $1,032,997,000
$1,045,687,000 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $145,355,000 $147,202,000 for 2016 and
$1,084,351,000 $1,099,906,000 for 2017.

Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

Restrictive procedures work group.

To implement the recommendations
from the restrictive procedures work group under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.0942:

$
 		500,000
 		.....
 		2017

ARTICLE 16

FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Equalized debt service levy.

(a) The equalized debt service levy of a
district equals the sum of the first tier equalized debt service levy and the second tier
equalized debt service levy.

(b) A district's first tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's first tier debt
service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:

(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for
the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for
the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to

(2) $3,400 in fiscal year 2016 and, $4,430 in fiscal year 2017, and the greater of
$4,430 or 55.33 percent of the initial equalizing factor in fiscal year 2018 and later.

(c) A district's second tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's second tier
debt service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:

(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for
the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for
the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to

(2) $8,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and the greater of $8,000 or 99.91 percent
of the initial equalizing factor in fiscal year 2018 and later.

(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, the initial equalizing factor equals the
quotient derived by dividing the total adjusted net tax capacity of all school districts in the
state for the year before the year the levy is certified by the total number of adjusted pupil
units in all school districts in the state in the year before the year the levy is certified.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.535, is amended to read:


123B.535 NATURAL DISASTER ENHANCED DEBT SERVICE
EQUALIZATION.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions; eligibility.

(a) For purposes of this section, the eligible
natural disaster enhanced debt service revenue of a district is defined as the amount
needed to produce between five and six percent in excess of the amount needed to meet
when due the principal and interest payments on the obligations of the district eligible
under paragraphs (b) and (c) that would otherwise qualify under section 123B.53 under
the following conditions:.

(b) A district that has been negatively affected by a natural disaster qualifies for
enhanced debt service equalization under this section if:

(1) the district was impacted by a natural disaster event or area occurring January
1, 2005, or later, as declared by the President of the United States of America, which is
eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency payments;

(2) the natural disaster caused $500,000 or more in damages to school district
buildings; and

(3) the repair and replacement costs are not covered by insurance payments or
Federal Emergency Management Agency payments.

(c) A district that consolidated on or after July 1, 2016, with an approved
consolidation plat and plan under section 123A.48 that included building or remodeling
school facilities is eligible for enhanced debt service equalization under this section.

(b) (d) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor
equals the quotient derived by dividing the total adjusted net tax capacity of all school
districts in the state for the year before the year the levy is certified by the total number of
adjusted pupil units in the state for the year prior to the year the levy is certified.

(c) (e) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity determined
according to sections 127A.48 and 273.1325 shall be adjusted to include the tax capacity of
property generally exempted from ad valorem taxes under section 272.02, subdivision 64.

Subd. 2.

Notification.

A district eligible for natural disaster enhanced debt service
equalization revenue under subdivision 1 must notify the commissioner of the amount of
its intended natural disaster enhanced debt service revenue calculated under subdivision 1
for all bonds sold prior to the notification by July 1 of the calendar year the levy is certified.

Subd. 3.

Natural disaster Enhanced debt service equalization revenue.

The
enhanced debt service equalization revenue of a district that qualifies under subdivision 1,
paragraph (b) or (c), equals the greater of zero or the eligible debt service revenue, minus
the greater of zero or the difference between:

(1) the amount raised by a levy of ten percent times the adjusted net tax capacity
of the district; and

(2) the district's eligible debt service revenue under section 123B.53.

Subd. 4.

Equalized natural disaster enhanced debt service levy.

A district's
equalized natural disaster enhanced debt service levy equals the district's natural disaster
enhanced debt service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:

(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for
the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for
the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to

(2) 300 percent of the statewide adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor.

Subd. 5.

Natural disaster Enhanced debt service equalization aid.

A district's
natural disaster enhanced debt service equalization aid equals the difference between the
district's natural disaster enhanced debt service equalization revenue and the district's
equalized natural disaster enhanced debt service levy.

Subd. 6.

Natural disaster Enhanced debt service equalization aid payment
schedule.

Enhanced debt service equalization aid must be paid according to section
127A.45, subdivision 10.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for taxes payable in 2017 and later.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 123B.595, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Long-term facilities maintenance revenue.

(a) For fiscal year
2017 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of
(i) $193 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the
district's average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by the commissioner
for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under
section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site,
plus (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing
instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the
amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
123B.591., and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten
program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling
existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.

(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the
greater of (1) the sum of (i) $292 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser
of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost
approved by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and
asbestos abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost
of $100,000 or more per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary
prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner
for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction,
or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 123B.591., and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary
prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner
for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.

(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals
the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the
lesser of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost
approved by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and
asbestos abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost
of $100,000 or more per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary
prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner
for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction,
or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 123B.591., and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary
prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner
for remodeling existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
later.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Long-term maintenance equalization aid.

For long-term maintenance
equalization aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595:

$
 0
 .....
 2016
$
52,088,000
52,844,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $52,088,000 $52,844,000 for 2017.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Quality Rating System.

For transfer to the commissioner of human
services for the purposes of expanding the Quality Rating and Improvement System under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports for
providers participating in the Quality Rating and Improvement System:

$
 1,200,000
 .....
 2016
$
 2,300,000
2,800,000
 		.....
 2017

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for this program in fiscal year 2018 and later is $1,750,000.

Sec. 6. GENERATION CONNECT AID.

(a) For fiscal year 2017 only, generation connect aid for a school district or charter
school equals $10.88 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. Aid under this
section may be used for any allowable purpose under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10,
subdivision 14, or Minnesota Statutes, section 124E.20, subdivision 2.

(b) One hundred percent of the aid in this section must be paid in fiscal year 2017.

Sec. 7. APPROPRIATION.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sum indicated in this section is
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year
designated.

Subd. 2.

Generation connect aid.

For generation connect aid:

$
10,104,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 3.

Regional office of career and technical education.

For a grant to
the SW/WC Service Cooperative to establish a regional office of career and technical
education:

$
70,000
 		.....
 		2017

The regional office of career and technical education must:

(1) facilitate the development of highly trained and knowledgeable students who
are equipped with technical and workplace skills needed by regional employers, in
collaborative participation with three or more school districts;

(2) improve access to career and technical education programs for students who
attend sparsely populated rural school districts by developing public/private partnerships
with business and industry leaders and by increasing coordination of high school and
postsecondary program options; and

(3) increase family and student awareness of the availability and benefit of career
and technical education courses and training opportunities.

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 4.

Regional career and technical education advisory committee.

For a
grant to the SW/WC Service Cooperative for a regional career and technical education
advisory committee:

$
 		280,000
 		.....
 		2017

Eligible uses of this grant are:

(1) capital start-up costs for such items as determined by the committee including,
but not limited to, a mobile welding lab, medical equipment and lab, and industrial
kitchen equipment;

(2) informational materials for students, families, and residents of the region that
communicate the relationship between career and technical education programs, labor
market needs, and well-paying employment;

(3) incentive and training grants to develop career and technical education
instructors; and

(4) transportation reimbursement grants to provide equitable opportunities
throughout the region for students to participate in career and technical education.

This is a onetime appropriation.

ARTICLE 17

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.135, subdivision 6, is amended to
read:


Subd. 6.

Home visiting levy revenue.

(a) A district that is eligible to levy for
early childhood family education under subdivision 3 and that enters into a collaborative
agreement to provide education services and social services to families with young
children may levy an amount equal to $1.60 is eligible for home visiting revenue.

(b) Total home visiting revenue for a district equals $3 times the number of people
under five years of age residing in the district on September 1 of the last school year. Levy
Revenue under this subdivision must not be included as revenue under subdivision 1. The
revenue must be used for home visiting programs under section 124D.13, subdivision 4.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and
later.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.135, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 6a.

Home visiting levy.

To obtain home visiting revenue, a district may levy
an amount not more than the product of its home visiting revenue for the fiscal year times
the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to the
home visiting equalizing factor. The home visiting equalizing factor equals $17,250 for
fiscal year 2018 and later.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and
later.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.135, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 6b.

Home visiting aid.

A district's home visiting aid equals its home visiting
revenue minus its home visiting levy times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the
permitted levy.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and
later.

Sec. 4.

[124D.173] HELP ME GROW SYSTEM.

Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

The purpose of this section is to develop and implement
a comprehensive, statewide, coordinated system of early identification, referral, and
follow-up for children, prenatal through age eight, and their families.

Subd. 2.

Establishment and administration.

The commissioner of education shall
provide funding and shall work collaboratively through interagency agreements with the
commissioners of human services and health to implement this section and maintain
annual affiliate status with the Help Me Grow National Center.

Subd. 3.

Duties.

(a) The Help Me Grow system shall coordinate sectors, including
child health, early learning and education, and family supports by:

(1) providing child health care provider outreach to support early detection,
intervention, and knowledge about local resources;

(2) identifying and providing access to detection tools used to identify young
children at risk for developmental and behavioral problems; and

(3) linking children and families to appropriate community-based services.

(b) The Help Me Grow system shall provide community outreach that includes
support for, and participation in, the Help Me Grow system, including disseminating
information on the system and compiling and maintaining a resource directory that
includes, but is not limited to:

(1) primary and specialty medical care providers;

(2) early childhood education and child care programs;

(3) developmental disabilities assessment and intervention programs;

(4) mental health services;

(5) family and social support programs;

(6) child advocacy and legal services;

(7) public health services and resources; and

(8) other appropriate early childhood information.

(c) The Help Me Grow system shall develop a centralized access point for parents
and professionals to obtain information, resources, and other support services.

(d) The Help Me Grow system shall collect data to increase understanding of all
aspects of the current and ongoing system under this section, including identification of
gaps in service, barriers to finding and receiving appropriate service, and lack of resources.

Subd. 4.

Review.

The Department of Education shall annually review and by
February 1 report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over early childhood education the following:

(1) outcomes achieved by this system;

(2) alignment with overall early childhood goals and objectives; and

(3) impacts on young children.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Parent-child home program.

For a grant to the parent-child home
program:

$
 350,000
 .....
 2016
$
 350,000
1,350,000
 		.....
 2017

The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early
childhood literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four
years at its existing suburban program location. The program must include urban and
rural program locations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The base for fiscal year 2018
and later is $1,000,000.

Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

Help Me Grow.

For implementation of the Help Me Grow system under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.173:

$
 		1,000,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 3.

Minnesota Learning Resource Center.

For a grant to A Chance to
Grow for the Minnesota Learning Resource Center's comprehensive training program
for education professionals charged with helping children in prekindergarten programs
through grade 3 acquire basic reading and math skills:

$
 		300,000
 		.....
 		2017

This is a onetime appropriation.

ARTICLE 18

SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1. AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING GRANTS.

Subdivision 1.

Grant program established.

A competitive grant program is
established to support community-based organizations, schools, political subdivisions, or
child care centers that service young people in kindergarten through grade 12 after school
or during nonschool hours. Grants must be used to offer a broad array of enrichment
activities that promote positive youth development, including art, music, community
engagement, literacy, technology education, health, agriculture, and recreation programs.

Subd. 2.

Application.

The commissioner of education shall develop the form
and method for applying for the grants. The application must include information on
the applicant's outreach to children and youth that qualify for free or reduced-price
lunch and two-year measurable goals and activities linked to research or best practices.
The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining the allocation of the grants and
appropriate goals for the use of the grants including:

(1) increasing access to protective factors that build young people's capacity to
become productive adults, such as connections to a caring adult;

(2) developing children's skills and behaviors necessary to succeed in postsecondary
education and career opportunities; and

(3) encouraging attendance and improving performance in school.

Subd. 3.

Grant awards.

To the extent practicable, the selection of applicants
shall result in an equitable distribution of grant awards among geographic areas within
Minnesota, including rural, suburban, and urban communities. The commissioner shall
also give priority to programs that collaborate with and leverage existing community
resources that have demonstrated effectiveness.

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

After-school community learning grants.

For after-school community
learning grants:

$
 		500,000
 		.....
 		2017

Up to seven percent of the appropriation in each fiscal year may be used for
administration, evaluation, and technical assistance, including partnering with the
Minnesota Afterschool Network, Ignite Afterschool, and other appropriate entities to
ensure implementation of strategies statewide to ensure the provision of high quality,
research-driven learning opportunities.

This is a onetime appropriation.

ARTICLE 19

STATE AGENCIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.115, is amended to read:


120B.115 REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.

(a) Regional centers of excellence are established to assist and support school
boards, school districts, school sites, and charter schools in implementing research-based
interventions and practices to increase the students' achievement within a region.
The centers must develop partnerships with local and regional service cooperatives,
postsecondary institutions, integrated school districts, the department, children's mental
health providers, or other local or regional entities interested in providing a cohesive
and consistent regional delivery system that serves all schools equitably. Centers must
assist school districts, school sites, and charter schools in developing similar partnerships.
Center support may include assisting school districts, school sites, and charter schools
with common principles of effective practice, including:

(1) defining measurable education goals under sections 120B.022, subdivisions 1a
and 1b, and 120B.11, subdivision 2;

(2) implementing evidence-based practices, including applied and experiential
learning, contextualized learning, competency-based curricula and assessments, and other
nontraditional learning opportunities, among other practices;

(3) engaging in data-driven decision-making;

(4) providing multilayered levels of support;

(5) supporting culturally responsive teaching and learning aligning the development
of academic English proficiency, state and local academic standards, and career and
college readiness benchmarks;

(6) engaging parents, families, youth, and local community members in programs
and activities at the school district, school site, or charter school that foster collaboration
and shared accountability for the achievement of all students; and

(7) translating district forms and other information such as a multilingual glossary of
commonly used education terms and phrases.

Centers must work with school site leadership teams to build the expertise and experience
to implement programs that close the achievement gap, provide effective and differentiated
programs and instruction for different types of English learners, including English learners
with limited or interrupted formal schooling and long-term English learners under section
124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a, increase students' progress and growth toward career and
college readiness, and increase student graduation rates.

(b) The department must assist the regional centers of excellence to meet staff,
facilities, and technical needs, provide the centers with programmatic support, and work
with the centers to establish a coherent statewide system of regional support, including
consulting, training, and technical support, to help school boards, school districts, school
sites, and charter schools effectively and efficiently implement the world's best workforce
goals under section 120B.11 and other state and federal education initiatives, including
secondary and postsecondary career pathways and technical education.

(c) The department must employ a literacy/dyslexia specialist at one regional
center to be determined by the commissioner, and a literacy/dyslexia specialist at the
department, to provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to
serve as the primary source of information and support for schools in addressing the
needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders. The literacy/dyslexia specialist
shall also act to increase professional awareness and instructional competencies. For
purposes of this paragraph, a literacy/dyslexia specialist is a dyslexia therapist, licensed
psychologist, certified psychometrist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified
dyslexia training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in
screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders. A literacy/dyslexia
specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and related disorders, and in using scientific,
evidence-based interventions and treatment, which incorporate multisensory, systematic,
sequential teaching strategies in the areas of phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary,
fluency, and comprehension.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and
later.

Sec. 2.

[122A.34] CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDY.

(a) The Board of Teaching shall adopt rules for a process for approving certificates
of advanced professional study. A certificate of advanced professional study is a credential
available only to a teacher with a full license in at least one discipline that allows for
teaching without further waiver or variance when a licensure program in the discipline
does not exist in Minnesota, or when a teacher with a full license in the discipline cannot
be found. The certificate of advanced professional study must:

(1) have fewer requirements than the full license in the discipline;

(2) set the specific qualifications required to attain it; and

(3) maintain professional standards for teaching in that discipline.

(b) The rules adopted under paragraph (a) must limit certificates of advanced
professional study to:

(1) disciplines in which at least one geographic area of the state has a demonstrated
shortage of fully licensed teachers; and

(2) emerging disciplines where full licenses or licensure programs do not exist
in Minnesota.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 4, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Department.

(a) For the Department of Education:

$
21,246,000
 21,276,000
 		.....
 2016
$
21,973,000
28,584,000
 		.....
 2017

Of these amounts:

(1) $718,000 each year $748,000 in fiscal year 2016 and zero in fiscal year 2017 is
for the Board of Teaching. Any balance in the first year does not cancel, but is available
in the second year;

(2) $228,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $231,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the Board
of School Administrators;

(3) $1,000,000 each year is for Regional Centers of Excellence under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.115;

(4) $500,000 each year is for the School Safety Technical Assistance Center under
Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.052;

(5) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial
data analysis; and

(6) $441,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $720,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for implementing
Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, Minnesota's Learning for English Academic Proficiency
and Success Act, as amended;

(7) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for implementation of schoolwide
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in schools and districts throughout
Minnesota to reduce the use of restrictive procedures and increase use of positive
practices. This is a onetime appropriation;

(8) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for Department of Education information
technology enhancements and security. This is a onetime appropriation;

(9) $250,000 in fiscal year 2017 and later is for employing literacy/dyslexia
specialists under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.115, paragraph (c). The commissioner
must employ a literacy/dyslexia specialist at the department as soon as practicable, but
no later than September 1, 2016. The commissioner must employ the literacy/dyslexia
specialist at one or more regional centers no later than January 1, 2017; and

(10) $200,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for the Children's Cabinet system redesign
report to the legislature. This is a onetime appropriation.

(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for
Minnesota's Washington, D.C. office.

(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget
document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as
indicated.

(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and
will be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the
rates and mechanism specified in that agreement.

(f) The agency's base budget in fiscal year 2018 is $21,973,000 $22,371,000. The
agency's base budget in fiscal year 2019 is $21,948,000.

Sec. 4. SYSTEM REDESIGN; HOMELESS CHILDREN SUPPORTS.

(a) The Children's Cabinet must create a plan for a cross-agency system that provides
support for a family that is homeless, especially with children up to four years of age, to
access available services. The Children's Cabinet shall create the plan in consultation
with the Department of Education, the Department of Human Services, the Department
of Health, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and stakeholders including counties,
school districts, and nonprofits. The redesigned system must address issues including:

(1) implementation methodology that addresses differences in service delivery in
rural versus urban settings;

(2) a training pipeline to increase qualified staff for service providers, including
staff of color;

(3) statewide entry and intake forms to assess and identify the educational and
developmental needs of the child;

(4) a support plan that follows the child even after the child is no longer homeless;

(5) a common data system that allows for easier sharing of data and the plan
components for each child between local entities;

(6) identifying and supporting a community outreach system;

(7) personalizing assistance for a child who is homeless and the child's family to
help the child and the family navigate systems and resources;

(8) transportation options to access services; and

(9) methods to ensure that all state-funded programs and services for a child who is
homeless are adequately staffed with personnel who are trained on the specifics of the
program and receive professional development to handle complex, intergenerational
trauma.

(b) The Children's Cabinet must report findings and recommendations regarding
the plan, along with draft legislation, to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees having jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12
education, housing, and human services policy by January 23, 2017.

Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; BOARD OF TEACHING.

(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Board of Teaching for the fiscal years designated:

$
 		1,500,000
 		.....
 		2017

Of these amounts:

(1) $302,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for implementation of certificates of advanced
professional study. The base appropriation in fiscal year 2018 and thereafter is $50,000
each year;

(2) $150,000 in fiscal year 2017 only is for Excellence in Teaching incentive grants.
This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended; and

(3) $80,000 in fiscal year 2017 and later is for a contract for an electronic statewide
school teacher and administrator job board. The job board must allow school districts
to post job openings for prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching and administrative
positions. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466, the board is not
required to consult with the Office of MN.IT Services nor transfer any of this appropriation
to the Office of MN.IT Services.

(b) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services
and support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information
technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid to
the Office of MN.IT Services by the Board of Teaching under the mechanism specified
in that agreement.

(c) The board's base budget for fiscal year 2018 and later is $1,098,000.

ARTICLE 20

FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

A. GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision
4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Abatement revenue.

For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:

$
 2,740,000
 3,051,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 2,932,000
 3,425,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2015 and $2,462,000 $2,773,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $273,000 $308,000 for 2016 and $2,659,000
$3,117,000 for 2017.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Consolidation transition.

For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:

$
 292,000
 22,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 165,000
 0
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $22,000 for 2015 and $270,000 $0 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $30,000 $0 for 2016 and $135,000 $0 for 2017.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Nonpublic pupil education aid.

For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

$
16,881,000
 16,759,000
 		.....
 2016
$
17,460,000
 17,235,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2015 and $15,306,000 $15,184,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $1,700,000 $1,687,000 for 2016 and $15,760,000
$15,548,000 for 2017.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Nonpublic pupil transportation.

For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

$
17,654,000
 17,673,000
 		.....
 2016
$
17,792,000
 18,103,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $1,816,000 for 2015 and $15,838,000 $15,857,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $1,759,000 $1,761,000 for 2016 and $16,033,000
$16,342,000 for 2017.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Career and technical aid.

For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

$
 5,420,000
 5,922,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 4,405,000
 4,262,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $4,846,000 $5,348,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $538,000 $517,000 for 2016 and $3,867,000
$3,745,000 for 2017.

B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Sec. 6.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Literacy incentive aid.

For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.98:

$
 44,552,000
 44,538,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 45,508,000
 45,855,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $4,683,000 for 2015 and $39,869,000 $39,855,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $4,429,000 $4,428,000 for 2016 and $41,079,000
$41,427,000 for 2017.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.

For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:

$
 15,023,000
 14,423,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 15,825,000
 15,193,000
 		.....
 2017

Sec. 8.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Tribal contract schools.

For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:

$
4,340,000
 3,539,000
 		.....
 2016
$
5,090,000
 3,715,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2015 and $4,136,000 $3,335,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $459,000 $370,000 for 2016 and $4,631,000
$3,345,000 for 2017.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

American Indian education aid.

For American Indian education aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

$
7,868,000
 7,740,000
 		.....
 2016
$
8,875,000
 8,878,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $0 for 2015 and $7,868,000 $7,740,000 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $874,000 $860,000 for 2016 and $8,001,000
$8,018,000 for 2017.

C. SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Sec. 10.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision
3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Travel for home-based services.

For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

$
 361,000
 416,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 371,000
 435,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $35,000 for 2015 and $326,000 $381,000 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $36,000 $42,000 for 2016 and $335,000 $393,000
for 2017.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision
5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Aid for children with disabilities.

For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities
within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

$
 1,406,000
 1,307,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 1,629,000
 1,516,000
 		.....
 2017

If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available.

D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 12.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision
3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Debt service equalization.

For debt service aid according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

$
 20,349,000
 .....
 2016
$
 22,171,000
 22,926,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and $20,166,000 $20,921,000
for 2017.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision
6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Deferred maintenance aid.

For deferred maintenance aid, according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591, subdivision 4:

$
 3,520,000
 3,523,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 345,000
 .....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $409,000 for 2015 and $3,111,000 $3,114,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $345,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision
7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Health and safety revenue.

For health and safety aid according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57, subdivision 5:

$
 501,000
 588,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 48,000
 57,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $66,000 for 2015 and $435,000 $522,000 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $48,000 $57,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.

E. NUTRITION

Sec. 15.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Kindergarten milk.

For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:

$
 942,000
 788,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 942,000
 788,000
 		.....
 2017

F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY,
AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Sec. 16.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Early childhood family education aid.

For early childhood family
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

$
28,444,000
 27,948,000
 		.....
 2016
$
29,939,000
 29,336,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $2,713,000 for 2015 and $25,731,000 $25,235,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $2,858,000 $2,803,000 for 2016 and $27,081,000
$26,533,000 for 2017.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Developmental screening aid.

For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

$
 3,363,000
 3,477,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 3,369,000
 3,488,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $338,000 for 2015 and $3,025,000 $3,139,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $336,000 $348,000 for 2016 and $3,033,000
$3,140,000 for 2017.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision
2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Community education aid.

For community education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:

$
 788,000
 790,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 554,000
 553,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2015 and $681,000 $683,000 for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $75,000 for 2016 and $479,000 $478,000 for 2017.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision
2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Adult basic education aid.

For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:

$
 49,118,000
 48,231,000
 		.....
 2016
$
 50,592,000
 49,683,000
 		.....
 2017

The 2016 appropriation includes $4,782,000 for 2015 and $44,336,000 $43,449,000
for 2016.

The 2017 appropriation includes $4,926,000 $4,827,000 for 2016 and $45,666,000
$44,856,000 for 2017.

ARTICLE 21

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 119B.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Subsidy restrictions.

(a) Beginning February 3, 2014 January 2,
2017, the maximum rate paid for child care assistance in any county or county price
cluster under the child care fund shall be the greater of the 25th percentile of the 2011
child care provider rate survey or the maximum rate effective November 28, 2011 rate
for like-care arrangements effective February 3, 2014, increased by seven percent. The
commissioner may: (1) assign a county with no reported provider prices to a similar price
cluster; and (2) consider county level access when determining final price clusters.

(b) A rate which includes a special needs rate paid under subdivision 3 may be in
excess of the maximum rate allowed under this subdivision.

(c) The department shall monitor the effect of this paragraph on provider rates. The
county shall pay the provider's full charges for every child in care up to the maximum
established. The commissioner shall determine the maximum rate for each type of care
on an hourly, full-day, and weekly basis, including special needs and disability care. The
maximum payment to a provider for one day of care must not exceed the daily rate. The
maximum payment to a provider for one week of care must not exceed the weekly rate.

(d) Child care providers receiving reimbursement under this chapter must not be
paid activity fees or an additional amount above the maximum rates for care provided
during nonstandard hours for families receiving assistance.

(e) When the provider charge is greater than the maximum provider rate allowed,
the parent is responsible for payment of the difference in the rates in addition to any
family co-payment fee.

(f) All maximum provider rates changes shall be implemented on the Monday
following the effective date of the maximum provider rate.

(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0130, subpart 7, maximum
registration fees in effect on January 1, 2013, shall remain in effect.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 145.4716, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Duties of director.

The director of child sex trafficking prevention is
responsible for the following:

(1) developing and providing comprehensive training on sexual exploitation of
youth for social service professionals, medical professionals, public health workers, and
criminal justice professionals;

(2) collecting, organizing, maintaining, and disseminating information on sexual
exploitation and services across the state, including maintaining a list of resources on the
Department of Health Web site;

(3) monitoring and applying for federal funding for antitrafficking efforts that may
benefit victims in the state;

(4) managing grant programs established under sections 145.4716 to 145.4718,
and 609.3241, paragraph (c), clause (3);

(5) managing the request for proposals for grants for comprehensive services,
including trauma-informed, culturally specific services;

(6) identifying best practices in serving sexually exploited youth, as defined in
section 260C.007, subdivision 31;

(7) providing oversight of and technical support to regional navigators pursuant to
section 145.4717;

(8) conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe harbor
of sexually exploited youth; and

(9) developing a policy consistent with the requirements of chapter 13 for sharing
data related to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31,
among regional navigators and community-based advocates.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 145.4716, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 3.

Youth eligible for services.

Youth 24 years of age or younger shall be
eligible for all services, support, and programs provided under this section and section
145.4717, and all shelter, housing beds, and services provided by the commissioner of
human services to sexually exploited youth and youth at risk of sexual exploitation.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

County fees for background studies and licensing inspections.

(a)
Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, for purposes of family and group family
child care licensing under this chapter, a county agency may charge a fee to an applicant
or license holder to recover the actual cost of background studies, but in any case not to
exceed $100 annually. A county agency may also charge a license fee to an applicant or
license holder not to exceed $50 for a one-year license or $100 for a two-year license.

(b) Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, a county agency may charge a fee
to a legal nonlicensed child care provider or applicant for authorization to recover the
actual cost of background studies completed under section 119B.125, but in any case not
to exceed $100 annually.

(c) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (a) or (b):

(1) in cases of financial hardship;

(2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area;

(3) for new providers; or

(4) for providers who have attained at least 16 hours of training before seeking
initial licensure.

(d) Counties may allow providers to pay the applicant fees in paragraph (a) or (b) on
an installment basis for up to one year. If the provider is receiving child care assistance
payments from the state, the provider may have the fees under paragraph (a) or (b)
deducted from the child care assistance payments for up to one year and the state shall
reimburse the county for the county fees collected in this manner.

(e) For purposes of adult foster care and child foster care licensing, and licensing
the physical plant of a community residential setting, under this chapter, a county agency
may charge a fee to a corporate applicant or corporate license holder to recover the actual
cost of licensing inspections, not to exceed $500 annually.

(f) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (e) under the
following circumstances:

(1) in cases of financial hardship;

(2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area; or

(3) for new providers.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 6a.

Nonlicensed child care programs.

Beginning October 1, 2017, the
commissioner shall conduct background studies on any individual required under section
119B.125 to have a background study completed under this chapter.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Licensed programs.

(a) The commissioner shall conduct a
background study of an individual required to be studied under section 245C.03,
subdivision 1, at least upon application for initial license for all license types.

(b) Effective October 1, 2017, the commissioner shall conduct a background study
of an individual required to be studied specified under section 245C.03, subdivision 1,
who is newly affiliated with the license holder. at reapplication for a license for family
child care. From October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2019, the commissioner shall conduct
a background study of individuals required to be studied under section 245C.03, at the
time of reapplication for a family child care license.

(1) The individual shall provide information required under section 245C.05,
subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), to the county agency.

(2) The county agency shall provide the commissioner with the information received
under clause (1) to complete the background study.

(3) The background study conducted by the commissioner under this paragraph must
include a review of the information required under section 245C.08.

(c) The commissioner is not required to conduct a study of an individual at the time
of reapplication for a license if the individual's background study was completed by the
commissioner of human services and the following conditions are met:

(1) a study of the individual was conducted either at the time of initial licensure or
when the individual became affiliated with the license holder;

(2) the individual has been continuously affiliated with the license holder since
the last study was conducted; and

(3) the last study of the individual was conducted on or after October 1, 1995.

(d) The commissioner of human services shall conduct a background study of an
individual specified under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2)
to (6), who is newly affiliated with a child foster care license holder. The county or
private agency shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information required
under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1 and 5. The background study conducted by the
commissioner of human services under this paragraph must include a review of the
information required under section 245C.08, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4.

(e) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual specified
under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), who is newly
affiliated with an adult foster care or family adult day services and effective October 1,
2017, with a family child care license holder or a legal nonlicensed child care provider
authorized under chapter 119B: (1) the county shall collect and forward to the commissioner
the information required under section 245C.05, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (b), and
subdivision 5, paragraphs (a) and, (b), and (d), for background studies conducted by the
commissioner for all family adult day services and, for adult foster care when the adult
foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care residence, and for family child care
and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B; (2) the license holder shall
collect and forward to the commissioner the information required under section 245C.05,
subdivisions 1, paragraphs (a) and (b); and 5, paragraphs (a) and (b), for background
studies conducted by the commissioner for adult foster care when the license holder does
not reside in the adult foster care residence; and (3) the background study conducted by
the commissioner under this paragraph must include a review of the information required
under section 245C.08, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and subdivisions 3 and 4.

(f) Applicants for licensure, license holders, and other entities as provided in this
chapter must submit completed background study requests to the commissioner using the
electronic system known as NETStudy before individuals specified in section 245C.03,
subdivision 1, begin positions allowing direct contact in any licensed program.

(g) For an individual who is not on the entity's active roster, the entity must initiate a
new background study through NETStudy when:

(1) an individual returns to a position requiring a background study following an
absence of 120 or more consecutive days; or

(2) a program that discontinued providing licensed direct contact services for 120 or
more consecutive days begins to provide direct contact licensed services again.

The license holder shall maintain a copy of the notification provided to
the commissioner under this paragraph in the program's files. If the individual's
disqualification was previously set aside for the license holder's program and the new
background study results in no new information that indicates the individual may pose a
risk of harm to persons receiving services from the license holder, the previous set-aside
shall remain in effect.

(h) For purposes of this section, a physician licensed under chapter 147 is considered
to be continuously affiliated upon the license holder's receipt from the commissioner of
health or human services of the physician's background study results.

(i) For purposes of family child care, a substitute caregiver must receive repeat
background studies at the time of each license renewal.

(j) A repeat background study at the time of license renewal is not required if the
substitute caregiver's background study was completed by the commissioner on or after
October 1, 2017, and the substitute caregiver is on the license holder's active roster
in NETStudy 2.0.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.05, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:


Subd. 2b.

County agency to collect and forward information to commissioner.

(a) For background studies related to all family adult day services and to adult foster care
when the adult foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care residence, the
county agency must collect the information required under subdivision 1 and forward it to
the commissioner.

(b) Effective October 1, 2017, for background studies related to family child care
and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, the county agency must
collect the information required under subdivision 1 and provide it to the commissioner.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Electronic transmission.

(a) For background studies conducted by the
Department of Human Services, the commissioner shall implement a secure system for the
electronic transmission of:

(1) background study information to the commissioner;

(2) background study results to the license holder;

(3) background study results to county and private agencies for background studies
conducted by the commissioner for child foster care; and

(4) background study results to county agencies for background studies conducted by
the commissioner for adult foster care and family adult day services and, effective October
1, 2017, family child care and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B.

(b) Unless the commissioner has granted a hardship variance under paragraph (c),
a license holder or an applicant must use the electronic transmission system known
as NETStudy or NETStudy 2.0 to submit all requests for background studies to the
commissioner as required by this chapter.

(c) A license holder or applicant whose program is located in an area in which
high-speed Internet is inaccessible may request the commissioner to grant a variance to
the electronic transmission requirement.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Probation officer and corrections agent.

(a) A probation officer or
corrections agent shall notify the commissioner of an individual's conviction if the
individual:

(1) has been affiliated with a program or facility regulated by the Department of
Human Services or Department of Health, a facility serving children or youth licensed by
the Department of Corrections, or any type of home care agency or provider of personal
care assistance services within the preceding year; and

(2) has been convicted of a crime constituting a disqualification under section
245C.14.

(b) For the purpose of this subdivision, "conviction" has the meaning given it
in section 609.02, subdivision 5.

(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of corrections, shall
develop forms and information necessary to implement this subdivision and shall provide
the forms and information to the commissioner of corrections for distribution to local
probation officers and corrections agents.

(d) The commissioner shall inform individuals subject to a background study that
criminal convictions for disqualifying crimes will shall be reported to the commissioner
by the corrections system.

(e) A probation officer, corrections agent, or corrections agency is not civilly or
criminally liable for disclosing or failing to disclose the information required by this
subdivision.

(f) Upon receipt of disqualifying information, the commissioner shall provide the
notice required under section 245C.17, as appropriate, to agencies on record as having
initiated a background study or making a request for documentation of the background
study status of the individual.

(g) This subdivision does not apply to family child care programs for individuals
whose background study was completed in NETStudy 2.0.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245C.08, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Background studies conducted by Department of Human
Services.

(a) For a background study conducted by the Department of Human Services,
including background studies conducted effective October 1, 2017, on legal nonlicensed
child care providers authorized under chapter 119B, the commissioner shall review:

(1) information related to names of substantiated perpetrators of maltreatment of
vulnerable adults that has been received by the commissioner as required under section
626.557, subdivision 9c, paragraph (j);

(2) the commissioner's records relating to the maltreatment of minors in licensed
programs, and from findings of maltreatment of minors as indicated through the social
service information system;

(3) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for individuals
listed in section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when there is reasonable cause;

(4) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including information
regarding a background study subject's registration in Minnesota as a predatory offender
under section 243.166;

(5) except as provided in clause (6), information from the national crime information
system when the commissioner has reasonable cause as defined under section 245C.05,
subdivision 5, or as required under section 144.057, subdivision 1, clause (2); and

(6) for a background study related to a child foster care application for licensure, a
transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child under sections 260C.503 to
260C.515, or adoptions, the commissioner shall also review:

(i) information from the child abuse and neglect registry for any state in which the
background study subject has resided for the past five years; and

(ii) information from national crime information databases, when the background
study subject is 18 years of age or older.

(b) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the commissioner may consider
information obtained under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), unless the commissioner
received notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is
directed specifically to the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner shall also review criminal case information received according
to section 245C.04, subdivision 4a, from the Minnesota court information system that
relates to individuals who have already been studied under this chapter and who remain
affiliated with the agency that initiated the background study.

(d) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the identity of
a background study subject is uncertain, the commissioner may require the subject to
provide a set of classifiable fingerprints for purposes of completing a fingerprint-based
record check with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Fingerprints collected under this
paragraph shall not be saved by the commissioner after they have been used to verify the
identity of the background study subject against the particular criminal record in question.

(e) The commissioner may inform the entity that initiated a background study under
NETStudy 2.0 of the status of processing of the subject's fingerprints.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Background studies conducted by a county agency for family child
care.

(a) Prior to the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, for a background study studies
conducted by a county agency for family child care services, including background studies
conducted in connection with legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B,
the commissioner shall review:

(1) information from the county agency's record of substantiated maltreatment
of adults and the maltreatment of minors;

(2) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for:

(i) individuals listed in section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), who are ages
13 through 23 living in the household where the licensed services will be provided; and

(ii) any other individual listed under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, when there
is reasonable cause; and

(3) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

(b) If the individual has resided in the county for less than five years, the study shall
include the records specified under paragraph (a) for the previous county or counties of
residence for the past five years.

(c) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the county agency may consider
information obtained under paragraph (a), clause (3), unless the commissioner received
notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is directed
specifically to the commissioner.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Juvenile court records.

(a) For a background study conducted by the
Department of Human Services, the commissioner shall review records from the juvenile
courts for an individual studied under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when
the commissioner has reasonable cause.

(b) For a background study conducted by a county agency for family child care prior
to the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, the commissioner shall review records from the
juvenile courts for individuals listed in section 245C.03, subdivision 1, who are ages 13
through 23 living in the household where the licensed services will be provided. The
commissioner shall also review records from juvenile courts for any other individual listed
under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, when the commissioner has reasonable cause.

(c) The juvenile courts shall help with the study by giving the commissioner existing
juvenile court records relating to delinquency proceedings held on individuals described in
section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when requested pursuant to this subdivision.

(d) For purposes of this chapter, a finding that a delinquency petition is proven in
juvenile court shall be considered a conviction in state district court.

(e) Juvenile courts shall provide orders of involuntary and voluntary termination of
parental rights under section 260C.301 to the commissioner upon request for purposes of
conducting a background study under this chapter.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Criminal history data.

County agencies shall have access to the criminal
history data in the same manner as county licensing agencies under this chapter for
purposes of background studies completed prior to the implementation of NETStudy 2.0
by county agencies on legal nonlicensed child care providers to determine eligibility
for child care funds under chapter 119B.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Notice to county agency.

For studies on individuals related to a license to
provide adult foster care and family adult day services and, effective October 1, 2017,
family child care and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, the
commissioner shall also provide a notice of the background study results to the county
agency that initiated the background study.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commissioner's notice of disqualification that is not set aside.

(a) The
commissioner shall notify the license holder of the disqualification and order the license
holder to immediately remove the individual from any position allowing direct contact
with persons receiving services from the license holder if:

(1) the individual studied does not submit a timely request for reconsideration
under section 245C.21;

(2) the individual submits a timely request for reconsideration, but the commissioner
does not set aside the disqualification for that license holder under section 245C.22, unless
the individual has a right to request a hearing under section 245C.27, 245C.28, or 256.045;

(3) an individual who has a right to request a hearing under sections 245C.27 and
256.045, or 245C.28 and chapter 14 for a disqualification that has not been set aside, does
not request a hearing within the specified time; or

(4) an individual submitted a timely request for a hearing under sections 245C.27
and 256.045, or 245C.28 and chapter 14, but the commissioner does not set aside the
disqualification under section 245A.08, subdivision 5, or 256.045.

(b) If the commissioner does not set aside the disqualification under section 245C.22,
and the license holder was previously ordered under section 245C.17 to immediately
remove the disqualified individual from direct contact with persons receiving services or
to ensure that the individual is under continuous, direct supervision when providing direct
contact services, the order remains in effect pending the outcome of a hearing under
sections 245C.27 and 256.045, or 245C.28 and chapter 14.

(c) If the commissioner does not set aside the disqualification under section 245C.22,
and the license holder was not previously ordered under section 245C.17 to immediately
remove the disqualified individual from direct contact with persons receiving services or
to ensure that the individual is under continuous direct supervision when providing direct
contact services, the commissioner shall order the individual to remain under continuous
direct supervision pending the outcome of a hearing under sections 245C.27 and 256.045,
or 245C.28 and chapter 14.

(d) For background studies related to child foster care, the commissioner shall
also notify the county or private agency that initiated the study of the results of the
reconsideration.

(e) For background studies related to family child care, adult foster care, and family
adult day services, the commissioner shall also notify the county that initiated the study of
the results of the reconsideration.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256M.41, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Payments based on performance.

(a) The commissioner shall make
payments under this section to each county board on a calendar year basis in an amount
determined under paragraph (b).

(b) Calendar year allocations under subdivision 1 shall be paid to counties in the
following manner:

(1) 80 percent of the allocation as determined in subdivision 1 must be paid to
counties on or before July 10 of each year;

(2) ten percent of the allocation shall be withheld until the commissioner determines
if the county has met the performance outcome threshold of 90 percent based on
face-to-face contact with alleged child victims. In order to receive the performance
allocation, the county child protection workers must have a timely face-to-face contact
with at least 90 percent of all alleged child victims of screened-in maltreatment reports.
The standard requires that each initial face-to-face contact occur consistent with timelines
defined in section 626.556, subdivision 10, paragraph (i). The commissioner shall make
threshold determinations in January February of each year and payments to counties
meeting the performance outcome threshold shall occur in February March of each year.
Any withheld funds from this appropriation for counties that do not meet this requirement
shall be reallocated by the commissioner to those counties meeting the requirement; and

(3) ten percent of the allocation shall be withheld until the commissioner determines
that the county has met the performance outcome threshold of 90 percent based on
face-to-face visits by the case manager. In order to receive the performance allocation, the
total number of visits made by caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster care
and children receiving child protection services while residing in their home must be at
least 90 percent of the total number of such visits that would occur if every child were
visited once per month. The commissioner shall make such determinations in January
February of each year and payments to counties meeting the performance outcome
threshold shall occur in February March of each year. Any withheld funds from this
appropriation for counties that do not meet this requirement shall be reallocated by the
commissioner to those counties meeting the requirement. For 2015, the commissioner
shall only apply the standard for monthly foster care visits.

(c) The commissioner shall work with stakeholders and the Human Services
Performance Council under section 402A.16 to develop recommendations for specific
outcome measures that counties should meet in order to receive funds withheld under
paragraph (b), and include in those recommendations a determination as to whether
the performance measures under paragraph (b) should be modified or phased out. The
commissioner shall report the recommendations to the legislative committees having
jurisdiction over child protection issues by January 1, 2018.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016, for allocations made in
fiscal year 2017 using calendar year 2016 data.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256N.26, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Basic monthly rate.

From January 1, 2015 July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016
2017, the basic monthly rate must be according to the following schedule:

Ages 0-5
 $565 $650 per month
Ages 6-12
 $670 $770 per month
Ages 13 and older
 $790 $910 per month

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256P.06, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Income inclusions.

The following must be included in determining the
income of an assistance unit:

(1) earned income; and

(2) unearned income, which includes:

(i) interest and dividends from investments and savings;

(ii) capital gains as defined by the Internal Revenue Service from any sale of real
property;

(iii) proceeds from rent and contract for deed payments in excess of the principal
and interest portion owed on property;

(iv) income from trusts, excluding special needs and supplemental needs trusts;

(v) interest income from loans made by the participant or household;

(vi) cash prizes and winnings;

(vii) unemployment insurance income;

(viii) retirement, survivors, and disability insurance payments;

(ix) nonrecurring income over $60 per quarter unless earmarked and used for the
purpose for which it is intended. Income and use of this income is subject to verification
requirements under section 256P.04;

(x) retirement benefits;

(xi) cash assistance benefits, as defined by each program in chapters 119B, 256D,
256I, and 256J;

(xii) tribal per capita payments unless excluded by federal and state law;

(xiii) income and payments from service and rehabilitation programs that meet
or exceed the state's minimum wage rate;

(xiv) income from members of the United States armed forces unless excluded from
income taxes according to federal or state law;

(xv) all child support payments for programs under chapters 119B, 256D, and 256I;

(xvi) the amount of current child support received that exceeds $100 for assistance
units with one child and $200 for assistance units with two or more children for programs
under chapter 256J; and

(xvii) spousal support.

Sec. 19.

[260C.125] CASE TRANSFER PROCESS.

Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

This section pertains to the transfer of responsibility for
the placement and care of an Indian child in out-of-home placement from the responsible
social services agency to a tribal title IV-E agency or an Indian tribe in and outside of
Minnesota with a title IV-E agreement.

Subd. 2.

Establishment of transfer procedures.

The responsible social services
agency shall establish and maintain procedures, in consultation with Indian tribes, for the
transfer of responsibility for placement and care of a child to a tribal agency. Transfer of a
child's case under this section shall not affect the child's title IV-E and Medicaid eligibility.

Subd. 3.

Title IV-E eligibility.

If a child's title IV-E eligibility has not been
determined by the responsible social services agency by the time of transfer, it shall be
established at the time of the transfer by the responsible social services agency.

Subd. 4.

Documentation and information.

Essential documents and information
shall be transferred to a tribal agency, including but not limited to:

(1) district court judicial determinations to the effect that continuation in the home
from which the child was removed would be contrary to the welfare of the child and that
reasonable efforts were made to ensure placement prevention and family reunification
pursuant to section 260.012;

(2) documentation related to the child's permanency proceeding under sections
260C.503 to 260C.521;

(3) documentation from the responsible social services agency related to the child's
title IV-E eligibility;

(4) documentation regarding the child's eligibility or potential eligibility for other
federal benefits;

(5) the child's case plan, developed pursuant to the Social Security Act, United
States Code, title 42, sections 675(1) and 675a, including health and education records
of the child pursuant to the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section
675(1)(c); and section 260C.212, subdivision 1, and information; and

(6) documentation of the child's placement setting, including a copy of the most
recent provider's license.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.203, is amended to read:


260C.203 ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT REVIEW OF PLACEMENTS.

(a) Unless the court is conducting the reviews required under section 260C.202,
there shall be an administrative review of the out-of-home placement plan of each child
placed in foster care no later than 180 days after the initial placement of the child in foster
care and at least every six months thereafter if the child is not returned to the home of the
parent or parents within that time. The out-of-home placement plan must be monitored and
updated at each administrative review. The administrative review shall be conducted by
the responsible social services agency using a panel of appropriate persons at least one of
whom is not responsible for the case management of, or the delivery of services to, either
the child or the parents who are the subject of the review. The administrative review shall
be open to participation by the parent or guardian of the child and the child, as appropriate.

(b) As an alternative to the administrative review required in paragraph (a), the court
may, as part of any hearing required under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection
Procedure, conduct a hearing to monitor and update the out-of-home placement plan
pursuant to the procedure and standard in section 260C.201, subdivision 6, paragraph
(d). The party requesting review of the out-of-home placement plan shall give parties to
the proceeding notice of the request to review and update the out-of-home placement
plan. A court review conducted pursuant to section 260C.141, subdivision 2; 260C.193;
260C.201, subdivision 1; 260C.202; 260C.204; 260C.317; or 260D.06 shall satisfy the
requirement for the review so long as the other requirements of this section are met.

(c) As appropriate to the stage of the proceedings and relevant court orders, the
responsible social services agency or the court shall review:

(1) the safety, permanency needs, and well-being of the child;

(2) the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement;

(3) the extent of compliance with the out-of-home placement plan;

(4) the extent of progress that has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the
causes necessitating placement in foster care;

(5) the projected date by which the child may be returned to and safely maintained in
the home or placed permanently away from the care of the parent or parents or guardian; and

(6) the appropriateness of the services provided to the child.

(d) When a child is age 14 or older,:

(1) in addition to any administrative review conducted by the responsible social
services agency, at the in-court review required under section 260C.317, subdivision
3, clause (3), or 260C.515, subdivision 5 or 6, the court shall review the independent
living plan required under section 260C.212, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (12),
and the provision of services to the child related to the well-being of the child as the
child prepares to leave foster care. The review shall include the actual plans related to
each item in the plan necessary to the child's future safety and well-being when the child
is no longer in foster care.; and

(e) At the court review required under paragraph (d) for a child age 14 or older,
the following procedures apply:

(1) six months before the child is expected to be discharged from foster care, the
responsible social services agency shall give the written notice required under section
260C.451, subdivision 1, regarding the right to continued access to services for certain
children in foster care past age 18 and of the right to appeal a denial of social services
under section 256.045. The agency shall file a copy of the notice, including the right to
appeal a denial of social services, with the court. If the agency does not file the notice by
the time the child is age 17-1/2, the court shall require the agency to give it;

(2) consistent with the requirements of the independent living plan, the court shall
review progress toward or accomplishment of the following goals:

(i) the child has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(ii) the child has completed a driver's education course or has demonstrated the
ability to use public transportation in the child's community;

(iii) the child is employed or enrolled in postsecondary education;

(iv) the child has applied for and obtained postsecondary education financial aid for
which the child is eligible;

(v) the child has health care coverage and health care providers to meet the child's
physical and mental health needs;

(vi) the child has applied for and obtained disability income assistance for which
the child is eligible;

(vii) the child has obtained affordable housing with necessary supports, which does
not include a homeless shelter;

(viii) the child has saved sufficient funds to pay for the first month's rent and a
damage deposit;

(ix) the child has an alternative affordable housing plan, which does not include a
homeless shelter, if the original housing plan is unworkable;

(x) the child, if male, has registered for the Selective Service; and

(xi) the child has a permanent connection to a caring adult; and.

(3) the court shall ensure that the responsible agency in conjunction with the
placement provider assists the child in obtaining the following documents prior to the
child's leaving foster care: a Social Security card; the child's birth certificate; a state
identification card or driver's license, tribal enrollment identification card, green card, or
school visa; the child's school, medical, and dental records; a contact list of the child's
medical, dental, and mental health providers; and contact information for the child's
siblings, if the siblings are in foster care.

(f) For a child who will be discharged from foster care at age 18 or older, the
responsible social services agency is required to develop a personalized transition plan as
directed by the youth. The transition plan must be developed during the 90-day period
immediately prior to the expected date of discharge. The transition plan must be as
detailed as the child may elect and include specific options on housing, health insurance,
education, local opportunities for mentors and continuing support services, and work force
supports and employment services. The agency shall ensure that the youth receives, at
no cost to the youth, a copy of the youth's consumer credit report as defined in section
13C.001 and assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in the report. The
plan must include information on the importance of designating another individual to
make health care treatment decisions on behalf of the child if the child becomes unable
to participate in these decisions and the child does not have, or does not want, a relative
who would otherwise be authorized to make these decisions. The plan must provide the
child with the option to execute a health care directive as provided under chapter 145C.
The agency shall also provide the youth with appropriate contact information if the youth
needs more information or needs help dealing with a crisis situation through age 21.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.212, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Out-of-home placement; plan.

(a) An out-of-home placement plan
shall be prepared within 30 days after any child is placed in foster care by court order or a
voluntary placement agreement between the responsible social services agency and the
child's parent pursuant to section 260C.227 or chapter 260D.

(b) An out-of-home placement plan means a written document which is prepared
by the responsible social services agency jointly with the parent or parents or guardian
of the child and in consultation with the child's guardian ad litem, the child's tribe, if the
child is an Indian child, the child's foster parent or representative of the foster care facility,
and, where appropriate, the child. When a child is age 14 or older, the child may include
two other individuals on the team preparing the child's out-of-home placement plan. The
child may select one member of the case planning team to be designated as the child's
advisor and to advocate with respect to the application of the reasonable and prudent
parenting standards. The responsible social services agency may reject an individual
selected by the child if the agency has good cause to believe that the individual would
not act in the best interest of the child. For a child in voluntary foster care for treatment
under chapter 260D, preparation of the out-of-home placement plan shall additionally
include the child's mental health treatment provider. For a child 18 years of age or older,
the responsible social services agency shall involve the child and the child's parents as
appropriate. As appropriate, the plan shall be:

(1) submitted to the court for approval under section 260C.178, subdivision 7;

(2) ordered by the court, either as presented or modified after hearing, under section
260C.178, subdivision 7, or 260C.201, subdivision 6; and

(3) signed by the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the child's guardian ad
litem, a representative of the child's tribe, the responsible social services agency, and, if
possible, the child.

(c) The out-of-home placement plan shall be explained to all persons involved in its
implementation, including the child who has signed the plan, and shall set forth:

(1) a description of the foster care home or facility selected, including how the
out-of-home placement plan is designed to achieve a safe placement for the child in the
least restrictive, most family-like, setting available which is in close proximity to the home
of the parent or parents or guardian of the child when the case plan goal is reunification,
and how the placement is consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child
according to the factors under subdivision 2, paragraph (b);

(2) the specific reasons for the placement of the child in foster care, and when
reunification is the plan, a description of the problems or conditions in the home of the
parent or parents which necessitated removal of the child from home and the changes the
parent or parents must make in order for the child to safely return home;

(3) a description of the services offered and provided to prevent removal of the child
from the home and to reunify the family including:

(i) the specific actions to be taken by the parent or parents of the child to eliminate
or correct the problems or conditions identified in clause (2), and the time period during
which the actions are to be taken; and

(ii) the reasonable efforts, or in the case of an Indian child, active efforts to be made
to achieve a safe and stable home for the child including social and other supportive
services to be provided or offered to the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the
child, and the residential facility during the period the child is in the residential facility;

(4) a description of any services or resources that were requested by the child or the
child's parent, guardian, foster parent, or custodian since the date of the child's placement
in the residential facility, and whether those services or resources were provided and if
not, the basis for the denial of the services or resources;

(5) the visitation plan for the parent or parents or guardian, other relatives as defined
in section 260C.007, subdivision 26b or 27, and siblings of the child if the siblings are not
placed together in foster care, and whether visitation is consistent with the best interest
of the child, during the period the child is in foster care;

(6) when a child cannot return to or be in the care of either parent, documentation
of steps to finalize adoption as the permanency plan for the child through reasonable
efforts to place the child for adoption. At a minimum, the documentation must include
consideration of whether adoption is in the best interests of the child, child-specific
recruitment efforts such as relative search and the use of state, regional, and national
adoption exchanges to facilitate orderly and timely placements in and outside of the state.
A copy of this documentation shall be provided to the court in the review required under
section 260C.317, subdivision 3, paragraph (b);

(7) when a child cannot return to or be in the care of either parent, documentation
of steps to finalize the transfer of permanent legal and physical custody to a relative as
the permanency plan for the child. This documentation must support the requirements of
the kinship placement agreement under section 256N.22 and must include the reasonable
efforts used to determine that it is not appropriate for the child to return home or be
adopted, and reasons why permanent placement with a relative through a Northstar kinship
assistance arrangement is in the child's best interest; how the child meets the eligibility
requirements for Northstar kinship assistance payments; agency efforts to discuss adoption
with the child's relative foster parent and reasons why the relative foster parent chose not
to pursue adoption, if applicable; and agency efforts to discuss with the child's parent or
parents the permanent transfer of permanent legal and physical custody or the reasons
why these efforts were not made;

(8) efforts to ensure the child's educational stability while in foster care, including
for a child who attained the minimum age for compulsory school attendance under state
law and is enrolled full time in elementary or secondary school, or instructed in elementary
or secondary education at home, or instructed in an independent study elementary or
secondary program, or incapable of attending school on a full-time basis due to a medical
condition that is documented and supported by regularly updated information in the child's
case plan. Educational stability efforts include:

(i) efforts to ensure that the child remains in the same school in which the child was
enrolled prior to placement or upon the child's move from one placement to another,
including efforts to work with the local education authorities to ensure the child's
educational stability and attendance; or

(ii) if it is not in the child's best interest to remain in the same school that the child
was enrolled in prior to placement or move from one placement to another, efforts to
ensure immediate and appropriate enrollment for the child in a new school;

(9) the educational records of the child including the most recent information
available regarding:

(i) the names and addresses of the child's educational providers;

(ii) the child's grade level performance;

(iii) the child's school record;

(iv) a statement about how the child's placement in foster care takes into account
proximity to the school in which the child is enrolled at the time of placement; and

(v) any other relevant educational information;

(10) the efforts by the local responsible social services agency to ensure the oversight
and continuity of health care services for the foster child, including:

(i) the plan to schedule the child's initial health screens;

(ii) how the child's known medical problems and identified needs from the screens,
including any known communicable diseases, as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision
2, will shall be monitored and treated while the child is in foster care;

(iii) how the child's medical information will shall be updated and shared, including
the child's immunizations;

(iv) who is responsible to coordinate and respond to the child's health care needs,
including the role of the parent, the agency, and the foster parent;

(v) who is responsible for oversight of the child's prescription medications;

(vi) how physicians or other appropriate medical and nonmedical professionals will
shall be consulted and involved in assessing the health and well-being of the child and
determine the appropriate medical treatment for the child; and

(vii) the responsibility to ensure that the child has access to medical care through
either medical insurance or medical assistance;

(11) the health records of the child including information available regarding:

(i) the names and addresses of the child's health care and dental care providers;

(ii) a record of the child's immunizations;

(iii) the child's known medical problems, including any known communicable
diseases as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision 2;

(iv) the child's medications; and

(v) any other relevant health care information such as the child's eligibility for
medical insurance or medical assistance;

(12) an independent living plan for a child age 14 years of age or older, developed in
consultation with the child. The child may select one member of the case planning team to
be designated as the child's advisor and to advocate with respect to the application of the
reasonable and prudent parenting standards in subdivision 14. The plan should include,
but not be limited to, the following objectives:

(i) educational, vocational, or employment planning;

(ii) health care planning and medical coverage;

(iii) transportation including, where appropriate, assisting the child in obtaining a
driver's license;

(iv) money management, including the responsibility of the responsible social
services agency to ensure that the youth child annually receives, at no cost to the youth
child, a consumer report as defined under section 13C.001 and assistance in interpreting
and resolving any inaccuracies in the report;

(v) planning for housing;

(vi) social and recreational skills;

(vii) establishing and maintaining connections with the child's family and
community; and

(viii) regular opportunities to engage in age-appropriate or developmentally
appropriate activities typical for the child's age group, taking into consideration the
capacities of the individual child; and

(13) for a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under chapter 260D, diagnostic
and assessment information, specific services relating to meeting the mental health care
needs of the child, and treatment outcomes.; and

(14) for a child 14 years of age or older, a signed acknowledgment that describes
the child's rights regarding education, health care, visitation, safety and protection from
exploitation, and court participation; receipt of the documents identified in section
260C.451; and receipt of an annual credit report. The acknowledgment shall state that the
rights were explained in an age-appropriate manner to the child.

(d) The parent or parents or guardian and the child each shall have the right to legal
counsel in the preparation of the case plan and shall be informed of the right at the time
of placement of the child. The child shall also have the right to a guardian ad litem.
If unable to employ counsel from their own resources, the court shall appoint counsel
upon the request of the parent or parents or the child or the child's legal guardian. The
parent or parents may also receive assistance from any person or social services agency
in preparation of the case plan.

After the plan has been agreed upon by the parties involved or approved or ordered
by the court, the foster parents shall be fully informed of the provisions of the case plan
and shall be provided a copy of the plan.

Upon discharge from foster care, the parent, adoptive parent, or permanent legal and
physical custodian, as appropriate, and the child, if appropriate, must be provided with
a current copy of the child's health and education record.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.212, subdivision 14,
is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Support age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate activities
for foster children.

(a) Responsible social services agencies and licensed child-placing
agencies shall support a foster child's emotional and developmental growth by permitting
the child to participate in activities or events that are generally accepted as suitable
for children of the same chronological age or are developmentally appropriate for the
child. "Developmentally appropriate" means based on a child's cognitive, emotional,
physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group. Foster
parents and residential facility staff are permitted to allow foster children to participate in
extracurricular, social, or cultural activities that are typical for the child's age by applying
reasonable and prudent parenting standards.

(b) "Reasonable and prudent parenting" means the standards are characterized
by careful and sensible parenting decisions that maintain the child's health and safety,
cultural, religious, and are made in the child's tribal values, and best interest interests
while encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth.

(c) The commissioner shall provide guidance about the childhood activities and
factors a foster parent and authorized residential facility staff must consider when applying
the reasonable and prudent parenting standards. The factors must include the:

(1) child's age, maturity, and developmental level;

(2) risk of activity;

(3) best interests of the child;

(4) importance of the experience in the child's emotional and developmental growth;

(5) importance of a family-like experience;

(6) behavioral history of the child; and

(7) wishes of the child's parent or legal guardian, as appropriate.

(d) A residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 2960, must have
at least one onsite staff person who is trained on the standards according to section
260C.215, subdivision 4, and authorized to apply the reasonable and prudent parenting
standards to decisions involving the approval of a foster child's participation in age and
developmentally appropriate extracurricular, social, or cultural activities. The onsite staff
person referenced in this paragraph is not required to be available 24 hours per day.

(e) The foster parent or designated staff at residential facilities demonstrating
compliance with the reasonable and prudent parenting standards shall not incur civil
liability if a foster child is harmed or injured because of participating in approved
extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.215, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Duties of commissioner.

The commissioner of human services shall:

(1) provide practice guidance to responsible social services agencies and licensed
child-placing agencies that reflect federal and state laws and policy direction on placement
of children;

(2) develop criteria for determining whether a prospective adoptive or foster family
has the ability to understand and validate the child's cultural background;

(3) provide a standardized training curriculum for adoption and foster care workers
and administrators who work with children. Training must address the following objectives:

(i) developing and maintaining sensitivity to all cultures;

(ii) assessing values and their cultural implications;

(iii) making individualized placement decisions that advance the best interests of a
particular child under section 260C.212, subdivision 2; and

(iv) issues related to cross-cultural placement;

(4) provide a training curriculum for all prospective adoptive and foster families
that prepares them to care for the needs of adoptive and foster children taking into
consideration the needs of children outlined in section 260C.212, subdivision 2, paragraph
(b), and, as necessary, preparation is continued after placement of the child and includes
the knowledge and skills related to reasonable and prudent parenting standards for the
participation of the child in age or developmentally appropriate activities, according to
section 260C.212, subdivision 14;

(5) develop and provide to responsible social services agencies and licensed
child-placing agencies a home study format to assess the capacities and needs of
prospective adoptive and foster families. The format must address problem-solving skills;
parenting skills; evaluate the degree to which the prospective family has the ability
to understand and validate the child's cultural background, and other issues needed to
provide sufficient information for agencies to make an individualized placement decision
consistent with section 260C.212, subdivision 2. For a study of a prospective foster parent,
the format must also address the capacity of the prospective foster parent to provide a
safe, healthy, smoke-free home environment. If a prospective adoptive parent has also
been a foster parent, any update necessary to a home study for the purpose of adoption
may be completed by the licensing authority responsible for the foster parent's license.
If a prospective adoptive parent with an approved adoptive home study also applies for
a foster care license, the license application may be made with the same agency which
provided the adoptive home study; and

(6) consult with representatives reflecting diverse populations from the councils
established under sections 3.922 and 15.0145, and other state, local, and community
organizations.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.451, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Reentering foster care and accessing services after age 18 years of
age and up to 21 years of age.

(a) Upon request of an individual between the ages of
18 and 21 who had been under the guardianship of the commissioner and who has left
foster care without being adopted, the responsible social services agency which had
been the commissioner's agent for purposes of the guardianship shall develop with the
individual a plan to increase the individual's ability to live safely and independently using
the plan requirements of section 260C.212, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (12), and
to assist the individual to meet one or more of the eligibility criteria in subdivision 4 if
the individual wants to reenter foster care. The responsible social services agency shall
provide foster care as required to implement the plan. The responsible social services
agency shall enter into a voluntary placement agreement under section 260C.229 with the
individual if the plan includes foster care.

(b) Individuals who had not been under the guardianship of the commissioner of
human services prior to 18 years of age 18 and are between the ages of 18 and 21 may ask
to reenter foster care after age 18 and, to the extent funds are available, the responsible
social services agency that had responsibility for planning for the individual before
discharge from foster care may provide foster care or other services to the individual for
the purpose of increasing the individual's ability to live safely and independently and to
meet the eligibility criteria in subdivision 3a, if the individual:

(1) was in foster care for the six consecutive months prior to the person's 18th
birthday and was not discharged home, adopted, or received into a relative's home under a
transfer of permanent legal and physical custody under section 260C.515, subdivision 4; or

(2) was discharged from foster care while on runaway status after age 15.

(c) In conjunction with a qualifying and eligible individual under paragraph (b) and
other appropriate persons, the responsible social services agency shall develop a specific
plan related to that individual's vocational, educational, social, or maturational needs and,
to the extent funds are available, provide foster care as required to implement the plan.
The responsible social services agency shall enter into a voluntary placement agreement
with the individual if the plan includes foster care.

(d) Youth A child who left foster care while under guardianship of the commissioner
of human services retain retains eligibility for foster care for placement at any time
between the ages of 18 and prior to 21 years of age.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 260C.451, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 9.

Administrative or court review of placements.

(a) The court shall
conduct reviews at least annually to ensure the responsible social services agency is
making reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan for the child.

(b) The court shall find that the responsible social services agency is making
reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan for the child when the responsible
social services agency:

(1) provides appropriate support to the child and foster care provider to ensure
continuing stability and success in placement;

(2) works with the child to plan for transition to adulthood and assists the child in
demonstrating progress in achieving related goals;

(3) works with the child to plan for independent living skills and assists the child in
demonstrating progress in achieving independent living goals; and

(4) prepares the child for independence according to sections 260C.203, paragraph
(d), and 260C.452, subdivision 4.

(c) The responsible social services agency must ensure that an administrative review
that meets the requirements of this section and section 260C.203 is completed at least six
months after each of the court's annual reviews.

Sec. 26.

[260C.452] SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD.

Subdivision 1.

Scope.

This section pertains to a child who is under the guardianship
of the commissioner of human services, or who has a permanency disposition of
permanent custody to the agency, or who will leave foster care at 18 to 21 years of age.

Subd. 2.

Independent living plan.

When the child is 14 years of age or older,
the responsible social services agency, in consultation with the child, shall complete
the independent living plan according to section 260C.212, subdivision 1, paragraph
(c), clause (12).

Subd. 3.

Notification.

Six months before the child is expected to be discharged from
foster care, the responsible social services agency shall provide written notice to the child
regarding the right to continued access to services for certain children in foster care past
18 years of age and of the right to appeal a denial of social services under section 256.045.

Subd. 4.

Administrative or court review of placements.

(a) When the child is 14
years of age or older, the court, in consultation with the child, shall review the independent
living plan according to section 260C.203, paragraph (d).

(b) The responsible social services agency shall file a copy of the notification
required in subdivision 3 with the court. If the responsible social services agency does
not file the notice by the time the child is 17-1/2 years of age, the court shall require the
responsible social services agency to file the notice.

(c) The court shall ensure that the responsible social services agency assists the child
in obtaining the following documents before the child leaves foster care: a Social Security
card; an official or certified copy of the child's birth certificate; a state identification card
or driver's license, tribal enrollment identification card, green card, or school visa; health
insurance information; the child's school, medical, and dental records; a contact list of
the child's medical, dental, and mental health providers; and contact information for the
child's siblings, if the siblings are in foster care.

(d) For a child who will be discharged from foster care at 18 years of age or older,
the responsible social services agency must develop a personalized transition plan as
directed by the child during the 90-day period immediately prior to the expected date of
discharge. The transition plan must be as detailed as the child elects and include specific
options, including but not limited to:

(1) affordable housing with necessary supports that does not include a homeless
shelter;

(2) health insurance, including eligibility for medical assistance as defined in section
256B.055, subdivision 17;

(3) education, including application to the Education and Training Voucher Program;

(4) local opportunities for mentors and continuing support services, including the
Healthy Transitions and Homeless Prevention program, if available;

(5) workforce supports and employment services;

(6) a copy of the child's consumer credit report as defined in section 13C.001 and
assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in the report, at no cost to the child;

(7) information on executing a health care directive under chapter 145C and on the
importance of designating another individual to make health care decisions on behalf of
the child if the child becomes unable to participate in decisions; and

(8) appropriate contact information through 21 years of age if the child needs
information or help dealing with a crisis situation.

Subd. 5.

Notice of termination of foster care.

(a) When a child leaves foster care
at 18 years of age or older, the responsible social services agency shall give the child
written notice that foster care shall terminate 30 days from the date the notice is sent.

(b) The child or the child's guardian ad litem may file a motion asking the court to
review the responsible social services agency's determination within 15 days of receiving
the notice. The child shall not be discharged from foster care until the motion is heard. The
responsible social services agency shall work with the child to transition out of foster care.

(c) The written notice of termination of benefits shall be on a form prescribed by
the commissioner and shall give notice of the right to have the responsible social services
agency's determination reviewed by the court under this section or sections 260C.203,
260C.317, and 260C.515, subdivision 5 or 6. A copy of the termination notice shall
be sent to the child and the child's attorney, if any, the foster care provider, the child's
guardian ad litem, and the court. The responsible social services agency is not responsible
for paying foster care benefits for any period of time after the child leaves foster care.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 260C.521, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Child in permanent custody of responsible social services agency.

(a) Court reviews of an order for permanent custody to the responsible social services
agency for placement of the child in foster care must be conducted at least yearly at an
in-court appearance hearing.

(b) The purpose of the review hearing is to ensure:

(1) the responsible social services agency made intensive, ongoing, and, as of the
date of the hearing, unsuccessful efforts to return the child home or secure a placement for
the child with a fit and willing relative, custodian, or adoptive parent, and an order for
permanent custody to the responsible social services agency for placement of the child in
foster care continues to be in the best interests of the child and that no other permanency
disposition order is in the best interests of the child;

(2) that the responsible social services agency is assisting the child to build
connections to the child's family and community; and

(3) that the responsible social services agency is appropriately planning with the
child for development of independent living skills for the child and, as appropriate, for the
orderly and successful transition to independent living adulthood that may occur if the
child continues in foster care without another permanency disposition order.;

(4) the child's foster family home or child care institution is following the reasonable
and prudent parenting standards; and

(5) the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally
appropriate activities by consulting with the child in an age-appropriate manner about the
opportunities.

(c) The court must review the child's out-of-home placement plan and the reasonable
efforts of the responsible social services agency to finalize an alternative permanent plan
for the child including the responsible social services agency's efforts to:

(1) ensure that permanent custody to the responsible social services agency with
placement of the child in foster care continues to be the most appropriate legal arrangement
for meeting the child's need for permanency and stability or, if not, to identify and attempt
to finalize another permanency disposition order under this chapter that would better serve
the child's needs and best interests; by reviewing the compelling reasons it continues not
to be in the best interest of the child to:

(i) return home;

(ii) be placed for adoption; or

(iii) be placed with a fit and willing relative through an order for permanent legal
and physical custody under section 260C.515, subdivision 4;

(2) identify a specific foster home for the child, if one has not already been identified;

(3) support continued placement of the child in the identified home, if one has been
identified;

(4) ensure appropriate services are provided to address the physical health, mental
health, and educational needs of the child during the period of foster care and also ensure
appropriate services or assistance to maintain relationships with appropriate family
members and the child's community; and

(5) plan for the child's independence upon the child's leaving foster care living as
required under section 260C.212, subdivision 1.

(d) The court may find that the responsible social services agency has made
reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan for the child when:

(1) the responsible social services agency has made reasonable efforts to identify a
more legally permanent home for the child than is provided by an order for permanent
custody to the agency for placement in foster care;

(2) the child has been asked about the child's desired permanency outcome; and

(3) the responsible social services agency's engagement of the child in planning for
independent living a successful transition to adulthood is reasonable and appropriate.

Sec. 28.

[260D.14] SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD FOR
CHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT.

Subdivision 1.

Case planning.

When the child is 14 years of age or older, the
responsible social services agency shall ensure a child in foster care under this chapter is
provided with the case plan requirements in section 260C.212, subdivisions 1 and 14.

Subd. 2.

Notification.

The responsible social services agency shall provide written
notice of the right to continued access to services for certain children in foster care past 18
years of age under section 260C.452, subdivision 3, and of the right to appeal a denial
of social services under section 256.045. The notice must be provided to the child six
months before the child's 18th birthday.

Subd. 3.

Administrative or court reviews.

When the child is 17 years of age or
older, the administrative review or court hearing must include a review of the responsible
social services agency's support for the child's successful transition to adulthood as
required in section 260C.452, subdivision 4.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518.175, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Modification of parenting plan or order for parenting time.

(a) If a
parenting plan or an order granting parenting time cannot be used to determine the number
of overnights or overnight equivalents the child has with each parent, the court shall modify
the parenting plan or order granting parenting time so that the number of overnights or
overnight equivalents the child has with each parent can be determined. For purposes of this
section, "overnight equivalents" has the meaning given in section 518A.36, subdivision 1.

(b) If modification would serve the best interests of the child, the court shall modify
the decision-making provisions of a parenting plan or an order granting or denying
parenting time, if the modification would not change the child's primary residence.
Consideration of a child's best interest includes a child's changing developmental needs.

(b) (c) Except as provided in section 631.52, the court may not restrict parenting
time unless it finds that:

(1) parenting time is likely to endanger the child's physical or emotional health or
impair the child's emotional development; or

(2) the parent has chronically and unreasonably failed to comply with court-ordered
parenting time.

A modification of parenting time which increases a parent's percentage of parenting time
to an amount that is between 45.1 to 54.9 percent parenting time is not a restriction of
the other parent's parenting time.

(c) (d) If a parent makes specific allegations that parenting time by the other
parent places the parent or child in danger of harm, the court shall hold a hearing at
the earliest possible time to determine the need to modify the order granting parenting
time. Consistent with subdivision 1a, the court may require a third party, including the
local social services agency, to supervise the parenting time or may restrict a parent's
parenting time if necessary to protect the other parent or child from harm. If there is an
existing order for protection governing the parties, the court shall consider the use of an
independent, neutral exchange location for parenting time.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective August 1, 2018.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 518A.26, subdivision 14,
is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Obligor.

"Obligor" means a person obligated to pay maintenance or
support. For purposes of ordering medical support under section 518A.41, a parent who
has primary physical custody of a child may be an obligor subject to a payment agreement
under section 518A.69. If a parent has more than 55 percent court-ordered parenting
time, there is a rebuttable presumption that the parent has a zero dollar basic support
obligation. A party seeking to overcome this presumption must show, and the court must
consider, the following:

(1) a significant income disparity, which may include potential income determined
under section 518A.32;

(2) the benefit and detriment to the child and the ability of each parent to meet
the needs of the child; and

(3) whether the application of the presumption would have an unjust or inappropriate
result.

The presumption of a zero dollar basic support obligation does not eliminate a parent's
obligation to pay child support arrears under section 518A.60. The presumption of a
zero dollar basic support obligation does not apply to an action under section 256.87,
subdivision 1 or 1a.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective August 1, 2018.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.34, is amended to read:


518A.34 COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.

(a) To determine the presumptive child support obligation of a parent, the court shall
follow the procedure set forth in this section.

(b) To determine the obligor's basic support obligation, the court shall:

(1) determine the gross income of each parent under section 518A.29;

(2) calculate the parental income for determining child support (PICS) of each
parent, by subtracting from the gross income the credit, if any, for each parent's nonjoint
children under section 518A.33;

(3) determine the percentage contribution of each parent to the combined PICS by
dividing the combined PICS into each parent's PICS;

(4) determine the combined basic support obligation by application of the guidelines
in section 518A.35;

(5) determine the obligor's each parent's share of the combined basic support
obligation by multiplying the percentage figure from clause (3) by the combined basic
support obligation in clause (4); and

(6) determine the parenting expense adjustment, if any, as apply the parenting
expense adjustment formula provided in section 518A.36, and adjust the obligor's basic
support obligation accordingly to determine the obligor's basic support obligation. If the
parenting time of the parties is presumed equal, section 518A.36, subdivision 3, applies
to the calculation of the basic support obligation and a determination of which parent
is the obligor.

(c) If the parents have split custody of joint children, child support must be
calculated for each joint child as follows:

(1) the court shall determine each parent's basic support obligation under paragraph
(b) and include the amount of each parent's obligation in the court order. If the basic
support calculation results in each parent owing support to the other, the court shall offset
the higher basic support obligation with the lower basic support obligation to determine
the amount to be paid by the parent with the higher obligation to the parent with the
lower obligation. For the purpose of the cost-of-living adjustment required under section
518A.75, the adjustment must be based on each parent's basic support obligation prior to
offset. For the purposes of this paragraph, "split custody" means that there are two or more
joint children and each parent has at least one joint child more than 50 percent of the time;

(2) if each parent pays all child care expenses for at least one joint child, the court
shall calculate child care support for each joint child as provided in section 518A.40. The
court shall determine each parent's child care support obligation and include the amount of
each parent's obligation in the court order. If the child care support calculation results in
each parent owing support to the other, the court shall offset the higher child care support
obligation with the lower child care support obligation to determine the amount to be paid
by the parent with the higher obligation to the parent with the lower obligation; and

(3) if each parent pays all medical or dental insurance expenses for at least one
joint child, medical support shall be calculated for each joint child as provided in section
518A.41. The court shall determine each parent's medical support obligation and include
the amount of each parent's obligation in the court order. If the medical support calculation
results in each parent owing support to the other, the court shall offset the higher medical
support obligation with the lower medical support obligation to determine the amount to
be paid by the parent with the higher obligation to the parent with the lower obligation.
Unreimbursed and uninsured medical expenses are not included in the presumptive amount
of support owed by a parent and are calculated and collected as provided in section 518A.41.

(d) The court shall determine the child care support obligation for the obligor
as provided in section 518A.40.

(d) (e) The court shall determine the medical support obligation for each parent as
provided in section 518A.41. Unreimbursed and uninsured medical expenses are not
included in the presumptive amount of support owed by a parent and are calculated and
collected as described in section 518A.41.

(e) (f) The court shall determine each parent's total child support obligation by
adding together each parent's basic support, child care support, and health care coverage
obligations as provided in this section.

(f) (g) If Social Security benefits or veterans' benefits are received by one parent as a
representative payee for a joint child based on the other parent's eligibility, the court shall
subtract the amount of benefits from the other parent's net child support obligation, if any.

(g) (h) The final child support order shall separately designate the amount owed for
basic support, child care support, and medical support. If applicable, the court shall use
the self-support adjustment and minimum support adjustment under section 518A.42 to
determine the obligor's child support obligation.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective August 1, 2018.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Determination of support obligation.

(a) The guideline in this
section is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative
proceeding to establish or modify a support obligation under this chapter.

(b) The basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the
guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the combined parental income
for determining child support of the parents.

(c) If a child is not in the custody of either parent and a support order is sought against
one or both parents, the basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing
the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children, and the parent's individual
parental income for determining child support, not the combined parental incomes for
determining child support of the parents. Unless a parent has court-ordered parenting time,
the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34 must not be applied.

(d) If a child is in custody of either parent and a support order is sought by the public
authority under section 256.87, unless the parent against whom the support order is sought
has court-ordered parenting time, the support obligation must be determined by referencing
the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the parent's individual income
without application of the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34.

(e) For combined parental incomes for determining child support exceeding $15,000
per month, the presumed basic child support obligations shall be as for parents with
combined parental income for determining child support of $15,000 per month. A basic
child support obligation in excess of this level may be demonstrated for those reasons set
forth in section 518A.43.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective August 1, 2018.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.36, is amended to read:


518A.36 PARENTING EXPENSE ADJUSTMENT.

Subdivision 1.

General.

(a) The parenting expense adjustment under this section
reflects the presumption that while exercising parenting time, a parent is responsible
for and incurs costs of caring for the child, including, but not limited to, food, clothing,
transportation, recreation, and household expenses. Every child support order shall specify
the percentage of parenting time granted to or presumed for each parent. For purposes
of this section, the percentage of parenting time means the percentage of time a child is
scheduled to spend with the parent during a calendar year according to a court order
averaged over a two-year period. Parenting time includes time with the child whether it is
designated as visitation, physical custody, or parenting time. The percentage of parenting
time may be determined by calculating the number of overnights or overnight equivalents
that a child parent spends with a parent, or child pursuant to a court order. For purposes of
this section, overnight equivalents are calculated by using a method other than overnights
if the parent has significant time periods on separate days where the child is in the parent's
physical custody and under the direct care of the parent but does not stay overnight. The
court may consider the age of the child in determining whether a child is with a parent
for a significant period of time.

(b) If there is not a court order awarding parenting time, the court shall determine
the child support award without consideration of the parenting expense adjustment. If a
parenting time order is subsequently issued or is issued in the same proceeding, then the
child support order shall include application of the parenting expense adjustment.

Subd. 2.

Calculation of parenting expense adjustment.

(a) For the purposes of
this section, the following terms have the meanings given:

(1) "parent A" means the parent with whom the child or children will spend the least
number of overnights under the court order; and

(2) "parent B" means the parent with whom the child or children will spend the
greatest number of overnights under the court order.

The obligor is entitled to a parenting expense adjustment calculated as provided in
this subdivision. (b) The court shall apply the following formula to determine which
parent is the obligor and calculate the basic support obligation:

(1) find the adjustment percentage corresponding to the percentage of parenting
time allowed to the obligor below:

Percentage Range of
Parenting Time
 		Adjustment
Percentage
(i)
 		less than 10 percent
 		no adjustment
(ii)
 		10 percent to 45 percent
 		12 percent
(iii)
 		45.1 percent to 50 percent
 		presume parenting time is equal

(2) multiply the adjustment percentage by the obligor's basic child support obligation
to arrive at the parenting expense adjustment; and

(3) subtract the parenting expense adjustment from the obligor's basic child support
obligation. The result is the obligor's basic support obligation after parenting expense
adjustment.

(1) raise to the power of three the approximate number of annual overnights the child
or children will likely spend with parent A;

(2) raise to the power of three the approximate number of annual overnights the child
or children will likely spend with parent B;

(3) multiply the result of clause (1) times parent B's share of the combined basic
support obligation as determined in section 518A.34, paragraph (b), clause (5);

(4) multiply the result of clause (2) times parent A's share of the combined basic
support obligation as determined in section 518A.34, paragraph (b), clause (5);

(5) subtract the result of clause (4) from the result of clause (3); and

(6) divide the result of clause (5) by the sum of clauses (1) and (2).

(c) If the result is a negative number, parent A is the obligor, the negative number
becomes its positive equivalent, and the result is the basic support obligation. If the result
is a positive number, parent B is the obligor and the result is the basic support obligation.

Subd. 3.

Calculation of basic support when parenting time presumed is equal.

(a) If the parenting time is equal and the parental incomes for determining child support of
the parents also are equal, no basic support shall be paid unless the court determines that
the expenses for the child are not equally shared.

(b) If the parenting time is equal but the parents' parental incomes for determining
child support are not equal, the parent having the greater parental income for determining
child support shall be obligated for basic child support, calculated as follows:

(1) multiply the combined basic support calculated under section 518A.34 by 0.75;

(2) prorate the amount under clause (1) between the parents based on each parent's
proportionate share of the combined PICS; and

(3) subtract the lower amount from the higher amount.

The resulting figure is the obligation after parenting expense adjustment for the
parent with the greater parental income for determining child support.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective August 1, 2018.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 518A.39, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Modification.

(a) The terms of an order respecting maintenance or support
may be modified upon a showing of one or more of the following, any of which makes
the terms unreasonable and unfair: (1) substantially increased or decreased gross income
of an obligor or obligee; (2) substantially increased or decreased need of an obligor or
obligee or the child or children that are the subject of these proceedings; (3) receipt of
assistance under the AFDC program formerly codified under sections 256.72 to 256.87
or 256B.01 to 256B.40, or chapter 256J or 256K; (4) a change in the cost of living for
either party as measured by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics; (5) extraordinary
medical expenses of the child not provided for under section 518A.41; (6) a change in
the availability of appropriate health care coverage or a substantial increase or decrease
in health care coverage costs; (7) the addition of work-related or education-related child
care expenses of the obligee or a substantial increase or decrease in existing work-related
or education-related child care expenses; or (8) upon the emancipation of the child, as
provided in subdivision 5.

(b) It is presumed that there has been a substantial change in circumstances under
paragraph (a) and the terms of a current support order shall be rebuttably presumed to be
unreasonable and unfair if:

(1) the application of the child support guidelines in section 518A.35, to the current
circumstances of the parties results in a calculated court order that is at least 20 percent
and at least $75 per month higher or lower than the current support order or, if the current
support order is less than $75, it results in a calculated court order that is at least 20
percent per month higher or lower;

(2) the medical support provisions of the order established under section 518A.41
are not enforceable by the public authority or the obligee;

(3) health coverage ordered under section 518A.41 is not available to the child for
whom the order is established by the parent ordered to provide;

(4) the existing support obligation is in the form of a statement of percentage and not
a specific dollar amount;

(5) the gross income of an obligor or obligee has decreased by at least 20 percent
through no fault or choice of the party; or

(6) a deviation was granted based on the factor in section 518A.43, subdivision 1,
clause (4), and the child no longer resides in a foreign country or the factor is otherwise no
longer applicable.

(c) A child support order is not presumptively modifiable solely because an obligor
or obligee becomes responsible for the support of an additional nonjoint child, which is
born after an existing order. Section 518A.33 shall be considered if other grounds are
alleged which allow a modification of support.

(d) If child support was established by applying a parenting expense adjustment
or presumed equal parenting time calculation under previously existing child support
guidelines and there is no parenting plan or order from which overnights or overnight
equivalents can be determined, there is a rebuttable presumption that the established
adjustment or calculation will continue after modification so long as the modification is
not based on a change in parenting time. In determining an obligation under previously
existing child support guidelines, it is presumed that the court shall:

(1) if a 12 percent parenting expense adjustment was applied, multiply the obligor's
share of the combined basic support obligation calculated under section 518A.34,
paragraph (b), clause (5), by .88; or

(2) if the parenting time was presumed equal but the parents' parental incomes for
determining child support were not equal:

(i) multiply the combined basic support obligation under section 518A.34, paragraph
(b), clause (5), by .075;

(ii) prorate the amount under item (i) between the parents based on each parent's
proportionate share of the combined PICS; and

(iii) subtract the lower amount from the higher amount.

(e) On a motion for modification of maintenance, including a motion for the
extension of the duration of a maintenance award, the court shall apply, in addition to all
other relevant factors, the factors for an award of maintenance under section 518.552 that
exist at the time of the motion. On a motion for modification of support, the court:

(1) shall apply section 518A.35, and shall not consider the financial circumstances of
each party's spouse, if any; and

(2) shall not consider compensation received by a party for employment in excess of
a 40-hour work week, provided that the party demonstrates, and the court finds, that:

(i) the excess employment began after entry of the existing support order;

(ii) the excess employment is voluntary and not a condition of employment;

(iii) the excess employment is in the nature of additional, part-time employment, or
overtime employment compensable by the hour or fractions of an hour;

(iv) the party's compensation structure has not been changed for the purpose of
affecting a support or maintenance obligation;

(v) in the case of an obligor, current child support payments are at least equal to the
guidelines amount based on income not excluded under this clause; and

(vi) in the case of an obligor who is in arrears in child support payments to the
obligee, any net income from excess employment must be used to pay the arrearages
until the arrearages are paid in full.

(e) (f) A modification of support or maintenance, including interest that accrued
pursuant to section 548.091, may be made retroactive only with respect to any period
during which the petitioning party has pending a motion for modification but only from
the date of service of notice of the motion on the responding party and on the public
authority if public assistance is being furnished or the county attorney is the attorney of
record, unless the court adopts an alternative effective date under paragraph (l). The
court's adoption of an alternative effective date under paragraph (l) shall not be considered
a retroactive modification of maintenance or support.

(f) (g) Except for an award of the right of occupancy of the homestead, provided
in section 518.63, all divisions of real and personal property provided by section 518.58
shall be final, and may be revoked or modified only where the court finds the existence
of conditions that justify reopening a judgment under the laws of this state, including
motions under section 518.145, subdivision 2. The court may impose a lien or charge on
the divided property at any time while the property, or subsequently acquired property, is
owned by the parties or either of them, for the payment of maintenance or support money,
or may sequester the property as is provided by section 518A.71.

(g) (h) The court need not hold an evidentiary hearing on a motion for modification
of maintenance or support.

(h) (i) Sections 518.14 and 518A.735 shall govern the award of attorney fees for
motions brought under this subdivision.

(i) (j) Except as expressly provided, an enactment, amendment, or repeal of law does
not constitute a substantial change in the circumstances for purposes of modifying a
child support order.

(j) MS 2006 [Expired]

(k) On the first modification under the income shares method of calculation
following implementation of amended child support guidelines, the modification of
basic support may be limited if the amount of the full variance would create hardship
for either the obligor or the obligee. Hardship includes, but is not limited to, eligibility
for assistance under chapter 256J.

(l) The court may select an alternative effective date for a maintenance or support
order if the parties enter into a binding agreement for an alternative effective date.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective August 1, 2018.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.3241, is amended to read:


609.3241 PENALTY ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED.

(a) When a court sentences an adult convicted of violating section 609.322 or
609.324, while acting other than as a prostitute, the court shall impose an assessment of
not less than $500 and not more than $750 for a violation of section 609.324, subdivision
2, or a misdemeanor violation of section 609.324, subdivision 3; otherwise the court shall
impose an assessment of not less than $750 and not more than $1,000. The assessment
shall be distributed as provided in paragraph (c) and is in addition to the surcharge
required by section 357.021, subdivision 6.

(b) The court may not waive payment of the minimum assessment required by
this section. If the defendant qualifies for the services of a public defender or the court
finds on the record that the convicted person is indigent or that immediate payment of
the assessment would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's
immediate family, the court may reduce the amount of the minimum assessment to not
less than $100. The court also may authorize payment of the assessment in installments.

(c) The assessment collected under paragraph (a) must be distributed as follows:

(1) 40 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the political subdivision that
employs the arresting officer for use in enforcement, training, and education activities
related to combating sexual exploitation of youth, or if the arresting officer is an employee
of the state, this portion shall be forwarded to the commissioner of public safety for those
purposes identified in clause (3);

(2) 20 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the prosecuting agency that
handled the case for use in training and education activities relating to combating sexual
exploitation activities of youth; and

(3) 40 percent of the assessment must be forwarded to the commissioner of public
safety health to be deposited in the safe harbor for youth account in the special revenue
fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for distribution to crime victims services
organizations that provide services to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section
260C.007, subdivision 31.

(d) A safe harbor for youth account is established as a special account in the state
treasury.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings
given them unless the specific content indicates otherwise:

(a) "Accidental" means a sudden, not reasonably foreseeable, and unexpected
occurrence or event which:

(1) is not likely to occur and could not have been prevented by exercise of due
care; and

(2) if occurring while a child is receiving services from a facility, happens when the
facility and the employee or person providing services in the facility are in compliance
with the laws and rules relevant to the occurrence or event.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.

(c) "Facility" means:

(1) a licensed or unlicensed day care facility, residential facility, agency, hospital,
sanitarium, or other facility or institution required to be licensed under sections 144.50 to
144.58, 241.021, or 245A.01 to 245A.16, or chapter 245D;

(2) a school as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; and chapter
124E; or

(3) a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as defined in section
256B.0625, subdivision 19a.

(d) "Family assessment" means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of
subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a child
maltreatment report that does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment.
Family assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment
occurred but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members
and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.

(e) "Investigation" means fact gathering related to the current safety of a child
and the risk of subsequent maltreatment that determines whether child maltreatment
occurred and whether child protective services are needed. An investigation must be used
when reports involve sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment, and for reports of
maltreatment in facilities required to be licensed under chapter 245A or 245D; under
sections 144.50 to 144.58 and 241.021; in a school as defined in section 120A.05,
subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, and chapter 124E; or in a nonlicensed personal care provider
association as defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.

(f) "Mental injury" means an injury to the psychological capacity or emotional
stability of a child as evidenced by an observable or substantial impairment in the child's
ability to function within a normal range of performance and behavior with due regard to
the child's culture.

(g) "Neglect" means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under
clauses (1) to (9), other than by accidental means:

(1) failure by a person responsible for a child's care to supply a child with necessary
food, clothing, shelter, health, medical, or other care required for the child's physical or
mental health when reasonably able to do so;

(2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the
child's physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay,
which may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and
is due to parental neglect;

(3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements
appropriate for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical
condition, length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the
child's own basic needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;

(4) failure to ensure that the child is educated as defined in sections 120A.22 and
260C.163, subdivision 11, which does not include a parent's refusal to provide the parent's
child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 125A.091, subdivision 5;

(5) nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a child is neglected solely
because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in
good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of
disease or remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care; except that a parent, guardian,
or caretaker, or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 3, has a duty to report
if a lack of medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. This section does
not impose upon persons, not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with
necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or medical care, a duty to provide that care;

(6) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 253B.02,
subdivision 2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal
symptoms in the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at
delivery or the child at birth, medical effects or developmental delays during the child's
first year of life that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, or the
presence of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;

(7) "medical neglect" as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (5);

(8) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a parent or
person responsible for the care of the child that adversely affects the child's basic needs
and safety; or

(9) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior which contributes to impaired
emotional functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and
observable effect in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not
within the normal range for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to
the child's culture.

(h) "Nonmaltreatment mistake" means:

(1) at the time of the incident, the individual was performing duties identified in the
center's child care program plan required under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0045;

(2) the individual has not been determined responsible for a similar incident that
resulted in a finding of maltreatment for at least seven years;

(3) the individual has not been determined to have committed a similar
nonmaltreatment mistake under this paragraph for at least four years;

(4) any injury to a child resulting from the incident, if treated, is treated only with
remedies that are available over the counter, whether ordered by a medical professional or
not; and

(5) except for the period when the incident occurred, the facility and the individual
providing services were both in compliance with all licensing requirements relevant to the
incident.

This definition only applies to child care centers licensed under Minnesota
Rules, chapter 9503. If clauses (1) to (5) apply, rather than making a determination of
substantiated maltreatment by the individual, the commissioner of human services shall
determine that a nonmaltreatment mistake was made by the individual.

(i) "Operator" means an operator or agency as defined in section 245A.02.

(j) "Person responsible for the child's care" means (1) an individual functioning
within the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a
parent, guardian, or other person having similar care responsibilities, or (2) an individual
functioning outside the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child
such as a teacher, school administrator, other school employees or agents, or other lawful
custodian of a child having either full-time or short-term care responsibilities including,
but not limited to, day care, babysitting whether paid or unpaid, counseling, teaching,
and coaching.

(k) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury, mental injury, or threatened injury,
inflicted by a person responsible for the child's care on a child other than by accidental
means, or any physical or mental injury that cannot reasonably be explained by the child's
history of injuries, or any aversive or deprivation procedures, or regulated interventions,
that have not been authorized under section 125A.0942 or 245.825.

Abuse does not include reasonable and moderate physical discipline of a child
administered by a parent or legal guardian which does not result in an injury. Abuse does
not include the use of reasonable force by a teacher, principal, or school employee as
allowed by section 121A.582. Actions which are not reasonable and moderate include, but
are not limited to, any of the following:

(1) throwing, kicking, burning, biting, or cutting a child;

(2) striking a child with a closed fist;

(3) shaking a child under age three;

(4) striking or other actions which result in any nonaccidental injury to a child
under 18 months of age;

(5) unreasonable interference with a child's breathing;

(6) threatening a child with a weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6;

(7) striking a child under age one on the face or head;

(8) striking a child who is at least age one but under age four on the face or head,
which results in an injury;

(9) purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, or dangerous, harmful, or controlled
substances which were not prescribed for the child by a practitioner, in order to control or
punish the child; or other substances that substantially affect the child's behavior, motor
coordination, or judgment or that results in sickness or internal injury, or subjects the
child to medical procedures that would be unnecessary if the child were not exposed
to the substances;

(10) unreasonable physical confinement or restraint not permitted under section
609.379, including but not limited to tying, caging, or chaining; or

(11) in a school facility or school zone, an act by a person responsible for the child's
care that is a violation under section 121A.58.

(l) "Practice of social services," for the purposes of subdivision 3, includes but is
not limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and
parenting time expeditor services.

(m) "Report" means any communication received by the local welfare agency,
police department, county sheriff, or agency responsible for child protection pursuant to
this section that describes neglect or physical or sexual abuse of a child and contains
sufficient content to identify the child and any person believed to be responsible for the
neglect or abuse, if known.

(n) "Sexual abuse" means the subjection of a child by a person responsible for the
child's care, by a person who has a significant relationship to the child, as defined in section
609.341, or by a person in a position of authority, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision
10, to any act which constitutes a violation of section 609.342 (criminal sexual conduct in
the first degree), 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree), 609.344 (criminal
sexual conduct in the third degree), 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree),
or 609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree). Sexual abuse also includes any
act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of prostitution offenses under
sections 609.321 to 609.324 or 617.246. Effective May 29, 2017, sexual abuse includes all
reports of known or suspected child sex trafficking involving a child who is identified as a
victim of sex trafficking. Sexual abuse includes child sex trafficking as defined in section
609.321, subdivisions 7a and 7b. Sexual abuse includes threatened sexual abuse which
includes the status of a parent or household member who has committed a violation which
requires registration as an offender under section 243.166, subdivision 1b, paragraph (a)
or (b), or required registration under section 243.166, subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b).

(o) "Substantial child endangerment" means a person responsible for a child's care,
by act or omission, commits or attempts to commit an act against a child under their
care that constitutes any of the following:

(1) egregious harm as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14;

(2) abandonment under section 260C.301, subdivision 2;

(3) neglect as defined in paragraph (g), clause (2), that substantially endangers the
child's physical or mental health, including a growth delay, which may be referred to as
failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;

(4) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.185, 609.19, or
609.195;

(5) manslaughter in the first or second degree under section 609.20 or 609.205;

(6) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.221, 609.222, or
609.223;

(7) solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution under section 609.322;

(8) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451;

(9) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct under section 609.352;

(10) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section
609.377 or 609.378;

(11) use of a minor in sexual performance under section 617.246; or

(12) parental behavior, status, or condition which mandates that the county attorney
file a termination of parental rights petition under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.

(p) "Threatened injury" means a statement, overt act, condition, or status that
represents a substantial risk of physical or sexual abuse or mental injury. Threatened
injury includes, but is not limited to, exposing a child to a person responsible for the
child's care, as defined in paragraph (j), clause (1), who has:

(1) subjected a child to, or failed to protect a child from, an overt act or condition
that constitutes egregious harm, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14, or a
similar law of another jurisdiction;

(2) been found to be palpably unfit under section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph
(b), clause (4), or a similar law of another jurisdiction;

(3) committed an act that has resulted in an involuntary termination of parental rights
under section 260C.301, or a similar law of another jurisdiction; or

(4) committed an act that has resulted in the involuntary transfer of permanent
legal and physical custody of a child to a relative under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
260C.201, subdivision 11, paragraph (d), clause (1), section 260C.515, subdivision 4, or a
similar law of another jurisdiction.

A child is the subject of a report of threatened injury when the responsible social
services agency receives birth match data under paragraph (q) from the Department of
Human Services.

(q) Upon receiving data under section 144.225, subdivision 2b, contained in a
birth record or recognition of parentage identifying a child who is subject to threatened
injury under paragraph (p), the Department of Human Services shall send the data to the
responsible social services agency. The data is known as "birth match" data. Unless the
responsible social services agency has already begun an investigation or assessment of the
report due to the birth of the child or execution of the recognition of parentage and the
parent's previous history with child protection, the agency shall accept the birth match
data as a report under this section. The agency may use either a family assessment or
investigation to determine whether the child is safe. All of the provisions of this section
apply. If the child is determined to be safe, the agency shall consult with the county
attorney to determine the appropriateness of filing a petition alleging the child is in need
of protection or services under section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (16), in order to
deliver needed services. If the child is determined not to be safe, the agency and the county
attorney shall take appropriate action as required under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.

(r) Persons who conduct assessments or investigations under this section shall take
into account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates
and accepted teacher discipline practices, which are not injurious to the child's health,
welfare, and safety.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 3c,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3c.

Local welfare agency, Department of Human Services or Department
of Health responsible for assessing or investigating reports of maltreatment or death.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the county local welfare agency is the agency
responsible for assessing or investigating allegations of maltreatment in child foster care
that do not involve the death of a foster child, family child care, legally unlicensed
child care, juvenile correctional facilities licensed under section 241.021 located in the
local welfare agency's county, and reports involving children served by an unlicensed
personal care provider organization under section 256B.0659. Copies of findings related
to personal care provider organizations under section 256B.0659 must be forwarded to
the Department of Human Services provider enrollment.

(b) The Department of Human Services is the agency responsible for assessing or
investigating allegations of maltreatment in:

(1) facilities licensed under chapters 245A and 245D, except for in child foster care
and family child care homes that are monitored by county agencies according to section
245A.16, subdivision 1;

(2) child foster care homes that are monitored by private agencies that have been
licensed by the commissioner to perform licensing functions and activities according to
section 245A.16, subdivision 1; and

(3) child foster care and family child care homes that are monitored by county
agencies according to section 245A.16, subdivision 1, upon agreement by the county and
Department of Human Services for a specific case.

(c) The Department of Human Services is responsible for investigating the death
of a child placed in a foster care program.

(d) The Department of Health is the agency responsible for assessing or investigating
allegations of child maltreatment in facilities licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58
and 144A.46.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, subdivision 3e, is amended to read:


Subd. 3e.

Agency responsible for assessing or investigating reports of sexual
abuse.

The local welfare agency is the agency responsible for investigating allegations
of sexual abuse if the alleged offender is the parent, guardian, sibling, or an individual
functioning within the family unit as a person responsible for the child's care, or a person
with a significant relationship to the child if that person resides in the child's household.
Effective May 29, 2017, the local welfare agency is also responsible for investigating
when a child is identified as a victim of sex trafficking.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 10b,
is amended to read:


Subd. 10b.

Duties of commissioner; neglect or, abuse, or death in a facility.

(a)
This section applies to the commissioners of human services, health, and education. The
commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report shall
immediately assess or investigate if the report alleges that:

(1) a child who is in the care of a facility as defined in subdivision 2 is neglected,
physically abused, sexually abused, or is the victim of maltreatment in a facility by an
individual in that facility, or has been so neglected or abused, or been the victim of
maltreatment in a facility by an individual in that facility within the three years preceding
the report; or

(2) a child was neglected, physically abused, sexually abused, or is the victim of
maltreatment in a facility by an individual in a facility defined in subdivision 2, while in
the care of that facility within the three years preceding the report.

The commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the
report shall arrange for the transmittal to the commissioner of reports received by local
agencies and may delegate to a local welfare agency the duty to investigate reports. In
conducting an investigation under this section, the commissioner has the powers and
duties specified for local welfare agencies under this section. The commissioner of the
agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report or local welfare agency may
interview any children who are or have been in the care of a facility under investigation
and their parents, guardians, or legal custodians.

(b) Prior to any interview, the commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing
or investigating the report or local welfare agency shall notify the parent, guardian, or legal
custodian of a child who will be interviewed in the manner provided for in subdivision
10d, paragraph (a). If reasonable efforts to reach the parent, guardian, or legal custodian
of a child in an out-of-home placement have failed, the child may be interviewed if there
is reason to believe the interview is necessary to protect the child or other children in the
facility. The commissioner of the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the
report or local agency must provide the information required in this subdivision to the
parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child interviewed without parental notification
as soon as possible after the interview. When the investigation is completed, any parent,
guardian, or legal custodian notified under this subdivision shall receive the written
memorandum provided for in subdivision 10d, paragraph (c).

(c) In conducting investigations under this subdivision the commissioner or local
welfare agency shall obtain access to information consistent with subdivision 10,
paragraphs (h), (i), and (j). In conducting assessments or investigations under this
subdivision, the commissioner of education shall obtain access to reports and investigative
data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are in the possession of a school
facility as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), notwithstanding the classification of the
data as educational or personnel data under chapter 13. This includes, but is not limited
to, school investigative reports, information concerning the conduct of school personnel
alleged to have committed maltreatment of students, information about witnesses, and any
protective or corrective action taken by the school facility regarding the school personnel
alleged to have committed maltreatment.

(d) The commissioner may request assistance from the local social services agency.

(e) The commissioner of human services shall investigate every incident involving
the death of a child during placement in a child foster care home licensed under chapter
245A and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2960. The investigation, notifications, and data
classifications are governed by this section, even if abuse or neglect is not alleged or
determined in the report.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, subdivision 10f, is amended to read:


Subd. 10f.

Notice of determinations.

Within ten working days of the conclusion
of a family assessment, the local welfare agency shall notify the parent or guardian of
the child of the need for services to address child safety concerns or significant risk of
subsequent child maltreatment. The local welfare agency and the family may also jointly
agree that family support and family preservation services are needed. Within ten working
days of the conclusion of an investigation, the local welfare agency or agency responsible
for investigating the report shall notify the parent or guardian of the child, the person
determined to be maltreating the child, and, if applicable, the director of the facility, of
the determination and a summary of the specific reasons for the determination. When the
investigation involves a child foster care setting that is monitored by a private licensing
agency under section 245A.16, the local welfare agency responsible for investigating the
report Department of Human Services shall notify the private licensing agency of the
determination and shall provide a summary of the specific reasons for the determination.
The notice to the private licensing agency must include identifying private data, but not the
identity of the reporter of maltreatment. The notice must also include a certification that the
information collection procedures under subdivision 10, paragraphs (h), (i), and (j), were
followed and a notice of the right of a data subject to obtain access to other private data
on the subject collected, created, or maintained under this section. In addition, the notice
shall include the length of time that the records will be kept under subdivision 11c. The
investigating agency shall notify the parent or guardian of the child who is the subject of
the report, and any person or facility determined to have maltreated a child, of their appeal
or review rights under this section. The notice must also state that a finding of maltreatment
may result in denial of a license application or background study disqualification under
chapter 245C related to employment or services that are licensed by the Department of
Human Services under chapter 245A, the Department of Health under chapter 144 or
144A, the Department of Corrections under section 241.021, and from providing services
related to an unlicensed personal care provider organization under chapter 256B.

Sec. 41. CHILD CARE IS AN ALLOWABLE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF
CHILD PROTECTION.

The commissioner shall change the brass code related to allowable child protection
services to include child care.

Sec. 42. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONERS; INCOME AND ASSET
EXCLUSION.

(a) The commissioner of human services shall not count payments made to families
by the income and child development in the first three years of life demonstration
project as income or assets for purposes of determining or redetermining eligibility for
child care assistance programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B; the Minnesota
family investment program, work benefit program, or diversionary work program under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J, during the duration of the demonstration.

(b) The commissioner of human services shall not count payments made to families
by the income and child development in the first three years of life demonstration project
as income for purposes of determining or redetermining eligibility for medical assistance
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B, and MinnesotaCare under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 256L.

(c) For the purposes of this section, "income and child development in the first
three years of life demonstration project" means a demonstration project funded by the
United States Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health to
evaluate whether the unconditional cash payments have a causal effect on the cognitive,
socioemotional, and brain development of infants and toddlers.

(d) This section shall only be implemented if Minnesota is chosen as a site for the child
development in the first three years of life demonstration site, and expires January 1, 2022.

(e) The commissioner of human services shall provide a report to the legislative
committees having jurisdiction over human services issues by January 1, 2023, informing
the legislature on the progress and outcomes of the demonstration under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

Paragraph (b) is effective August 16, 2016, or upon federal
approval, whichever is later.

Sec. 43. REVIEW OF CHILD FOSTER CARE PRIVATE AGENCIES.

The commissioner of human services shall convene a working group to review the
impact of removing the licensing responsibilities from private agencies (previously "Rule
4"), and replacing those duties with responsibilities to provide technical assistance for
prospective foster care providers, care coordination for children in foster care, and training
support for foster parents. The commissioner shall submit a report to the 2017 legislative
committees with jurisdiction over foster care issues by January 15, 2017, with language
and an analysis of costs associated with these changes.

Sec. 44. CHILD CARE LIABILITY INSURANCE REPORT.

The commissioner of human services shall conduct a survey and report on existing
liability insurance and the availability of coverage for family child care license holders.
The survey shall be conducted from a representative sample of county licensors or current
license holders. At a minimum, the report must address the following:

(1) the number of currently licensed family child care providers surveyed who
have liability insurance;

(2) the availability, accessibility, and levels and cost of coverage provided for
personal injury, death, or property damage resulting from the negligent acts or omissions
related to the provision of services under a family child care license under Minnesota
Rules, chapter 9502; and

(3) the regulatory or legislative actions necessary to require that insurance coverage
is maintained throughout the term of the license.

The report must be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over child care licensing
policy and finance no later than January 16, 2017.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 22

MENTAL HEALTH

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245.735, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Reform projects Certified community behavioral health clinics.

(a) The
commissioner shall establish standards for a state certification of clinics as process for
certified community behavioral health clinics, in accordance (CCBHCs) to be eligible for
the prospective payment system in paragraph (f). Entities that choose to be CCBHCs must:

(1) comply with the CCBHC criteria published on or before September 1, 2015, by
the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Certification standards
established by the commissioner shall require that:;

(1) (2) employ or contract for clinic staff who have backgrounds in diverse
disciplines, include including licensed mental health professionals, and staff who are
culturally and linguistically trained to serve the needs of the clinic's patient population;

(2) (3) ensure that clinic services are available and accessible to patients of all ages
and genders and that crisis management services are available 24 hours per day;

(3) (4) establish fees for clinic services are established for non-medical assistance
patients using a sliding fee scale and that ensures that services to patients are not denied
or limited due to a patient's inability to pay for services;

(4) clinics provide coordination of care across settings and providers to ensure
seamless transitions for patients across the full spectrum of health services, including
acute, chronic, and behavioral needs. Care coordination may be accomplished through
partnerships or formal contracts with federally qualified health centers, inpatient
psychiatric facilities, substance use and detoxification facilities, community-based mental
health providers, and other community services, supports, and providers including
schools, child welfare agencies, juvenile and criminal justice agencies, Indian Health
Services clinics, tribally licensed health care and mental health facilities, urban Indian
health clinics, Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, outpatient clinics, drop-in
centers, acute care hospitals, and hospital outpatient clinics; (5) comply with quality
assurance reporting requirements and other reporting requirements, including any required
reporting of encounter data, clinical outcomes data, and quality data;

(5) services provided by clinics include (6) provide crisis mental health services,
withdrawal management services, emergency crisis intervention services, and stabilization
services; screening, assessment, and diagnosis services, including risk assessments and
level of care determinations; patient-centered treatment planning; outpatient mental
health and substance use services; targeted case management; psychiatric rehabilitation
services; peer support and counselor services and family support services; and intensive
community-based mental health services, including mental health services for members of
the armed forces and veterans; and

(6) clinics comply with quality assurance reporting requirements and other reporting
requirements, including any required reporting of encounter data, clinical outcomes data,
and quality data. (7) provide coordination of care across settings and providers to ensure
seamless transitions for patients across the full spectrum of health services, including
acute, chronic, and behavioral needs. Care coordination may be accomplished through
partnerships or formal contracts with:

(i) counties, health plans, pharmacists, pharmacies, rural health clinics, federally
qualified health centers, inpatient psychiatric facilities, substance use and detoxification
facilities, community-based mental health providers; and

(ii) other community services, supports, and providers, including schools, child
welfare agencies, juvenile and criminal justice agencies, Indian health services clinics,
tribally licensed health care and mental health facilities, urban Indian health clinics,
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, outpatient clinics, drop-in centers, acute
care hospitals, and hospital outpatient clinics;

(8) be certified as mental health clinics under section 245.69, subdivision 2;

(9) comply with standards relating to integrated treatment for co-occurring mental
illness and substance use disorders in adults or children under Minnesota Rules, chapter
9533;

(10) comply with standards relating to mental health services in Minnesota Rules,
parts 9505.0370 to 9505.0372;

(11) be licensed to provide chemical dependency treatment under Minnesota Rules,
parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6505;

(12) be certified to provide children's therapeutic services and supports under
section 256B.0943;

(13) be certified to provide adult rehabilitative mental health services under section
256B.0623;

(14) be enrolled to provide mental health crisis response services under section
256B.0624;

(15) be enrolled to provide mental health targeted case management under section
256B.0625, subdivision 20;

(16) comply with standards relating to mental health case management in Minnesota
Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926; and

(17) provide services that comply with the evidence-based practices described in
paragraph (e).

(b) If an entity is unable to provide one or more of the services listed in paragraph
(a), clauses (6) to (17), the commissioner may certify the entity as a CCBHC if it has a
current contract with another entity that has the required authority to provide that service
and that meets federal CCBHC criteria as a designated collaborating organization; or, to
the extent allowed by the federal CCBHC criteria, the commissioner may approve a
referral arrangement. The CCBHC must meet federal requirements regarding the type and
scope of services to be provided directly by the CCBHC.

(c) Notwithstanding other law that requires a county contract or other form of county
approval for certain services listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), a clinic that otherwise
meets CCBHC requirements may receive the prospective payment under paragraph (f)
for those services without a county contract or county approval. There is no county
share when medical assistance pays the CCBHC prospective payment. As part of the
certification process in paragraph (a), the commissioner shall require a letter of support
from the CCBHC's host county confirming that the CCBHC and the county or counties it
serves have an ongoing relationship to facilitate access and continuity of care, especially
for individuals who are uninsured or who may go on and off medical assistance.

(d) When the standards listed in paragraph (a) or other applicable standards
conflict or address similar issues in duplicative or incompatible ways, the commissioner
may grant variances to state requirements if the variances do not conflict with federal
requirements. If standards overlap, the commissioner may substitute all or a part of a
licensure or certification that is substantially the same as another licensure or certification.
The commissioner shall consult with stakeholders, as described in subdivision 4, before
granting variances under this provision.

(e) The commissioner shall issue a list of required evidence-based practices to be
delivered by certified community behavioral health clinics, and may also provide a list
of recommended evidence-based practices. The commissioner may update the list to
reflect advances in outcomes research and medical services for persons living with mental
illnesses or substance use disorders. The commissioner shall take into consideration the
adequacy of evidence to support the efficacy of the practice, the quality of workforce
available, and the current availability of the practice in the state. At least 30 days before
issuing the initial list and any revisions, the commissioner shall provide stakeholders
with an opportunity to comment.

(b) (f) The commissioner shall establish standards and methodologies for a
prospective payment system for medical assistance payments for mental health services
delivered by certified community behavioral health clinics, in accordance with guidance
issued on or before September 1, 2015, by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services. During the operation of the demonstration project, payments shall comply with
federal requirements for a 90 percent an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage.
The commissioner may include quality bonus payments in the prospective payment
system based on federal criteria and on a clinic's provision of the evidence-based practices
in paragraph (e). The prospective payments system does not apply to MinnesotaCare.
Implementation of the prospective payment system is effective July 1, 2017, or upon
federal approval, whichever is later.

(g) The commissioner shall seek federal approval to continue federal financial
participation in payment for CCBHC services after the federal demonstration period
ends for clinics that were certified as CCBHCs during the demonstration period and
that continue to meet the CCBHC certification standards in paragraph (a). Payment
for CCBHC services shall cease effective July 1, 2019, if continued federal financial
participation for the payment of CCBHC services cannot be obtained.

(h) To the extent allowed by federal law, the commissioner may limit the number of
certified clinics so that the projected claims for certified clinics will not exceed the funds
budgeted for this purpose. The commissioner shall give preference to clinics that:

(1) are located in both rural and urban areas, with at least one in each area, as
defined by federal criteria;

(2) provide a comprehensive range of services and evidence-based practices for all
age groups, with services being fully coordinated and integrated; and

(3) enhance the state's ability to meet the federal priorities to be selected as a
CCBHC demonstration state.

(i) The commissioner shall recertify CCBHCs at least every three years. The
commissioner shall establish a process for decertification and shall require corrective
action, medical assistance repayment, or decertification of a CCBHC that no longer
meets the requirements in this section or that fails to meet the standards provided by the
commissioner in the application and certification process.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245.735, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Public participation.

In developing the projects and implementing
certified community behavioral health clinics under subdivision 3, the commissioner shall
consult, collaborate, and partner with stakeholders, including but not limited to mental
health providers, substance use disorder treatment providers, advocacy organizations,
licensed mental health professionals, counties, tribes, hospitals, other health care
providers, and Minnesota public health care program enrollees who receive mental health
services and their families.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.99, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Rental assistance.

The program shall pay up to 90 days of housing
assistance for persons with a serious and persistent mental illness who require inpatient or
residential care for stabilization. The commissioner of human services may extend the
length of assistance on a case-by-case basis.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.01, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Culturally specific program.

(a) "Culturally specific program" means a
substance use disorder treatment service program or subprogram that is recovery-focused
and culturally specific when the program:

(1) improves service quality to and outcomes of a specific population by advancing
health equity to help eliminate health disparities; and

(2) ensures effective, equitable, comprehensive, and respectful quality care services
that are responsive to an individual within a specific population's values, beliefs and
practices, health literacy, preferred language, and other communication needs.

(b) A tribally licensed substance use disorder program that is designated as serving
a culturally specific population by the applicable tribal government is deemed to satisfy
this subdivision.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Division of costs.

(a) Except for services provided by a county under
section 254B.09, subdivision 1, or services provided under section 256B.69 or 256D.03,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), the county shall, out of local money, pay the state for 22.95
percent of the cost of chemical dependency services, including those services provided to
persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B and general assistance medical
care under chapter 256D. Counties may use the indigent hospitalization levy for treatment
and hospital payments made under this section.

(b) 22.95 percent of any state collections from private or third-party pay, less 15
percent for the cost of payment and collections, must be distributed to the county that paid
for a portion of the treatment under this section.

(c) For fiscal year 2017 only, the 22.95 percentages under paragraphs (a) and (b)
are equal to 15 percent.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Eligibility for treatment in residential settings.

Notwithstanding
provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6622, subparts 5 and 6, related to an assessor's
discretion in making placements to residential treatment settings, a person eligible for
services under this section must score at level 4 on assessment dimensions related to
relapse, continued use, or recovery environment in order to be assigned to services with a
room and board component reimbursed under this section. Whether a treatment facility
has been designated an institution for mental diseases under United States Code, title 42,
section 1396d, shall not be a factor in making placements.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 254B.05, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Rate requirements.

(a) The commissioner shall establish rates for
chemical dependency services and service enhancements funded under this chapter.

(b) Eligible chemical dependency treatment services include:

(1) outpatient treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules,
parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license;

(2) medication-assisted therapy services that are licensed according to Minnesota
Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6500, or applicable tribal license;

(3) medication-assisted therapy plus enhanced treatment services that meet the
requirements of clause (2) and provide nine hours of clinical services each week;

(4) high, medium, and low intensity residential treatment services that are licensed
according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6505, or applicable
tribal license which provide, respectively, 30, 15, and five hours of clinical services each
week;

(5) hospital-based treatment services that are licensed according to Minnesota Rules,
parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480, or applicable tribal license and licensed as a hospital under
sections 144.50 to 144.56;

(6) adolescent treatment programs that are licensed as outpatient treatment programs
according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6485, or as residential treatment
programs according to Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0220, and 2960.0430
to 2960.0490, or applicable tribal license;

(7) high-intensity residential treatment services that are licensed according to
Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6480 and 9530.6505, or applicable tribal
license, which provide 30 hours of clinical services each week provided by a state-operated
vendor or to clients who have been civilly committed to the commissioner, present the
most complex and difficult care needs, and are a potential threat to the community; and

(8) room and board facilities that meet the requirements of subdivision 1a.

(c) The commissioner shall establish higher rates for programs that meet the
requirements of paragraph (b) and one of the following additional requirements:

(1) programs that serve parents with their children if the program:

(i) provides on-site child care during the hours of treatment activity that:

(A) is licensed under chapter 245A as a child care center under Minnesota Rules,
chapter 9503; or

(B) meets the licensure exclusion criteria of section 245A.03, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (6), and meets the requirements under Minnesota Rules, part
9530.6490, subpart 4; or

(ii) arranges for off-site child care during hours of treatment activity at a facility that
is licensed under chapter 245A as:

(A) a child care center under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503; or

(B) a family child care home under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502;

(2) culturally specific programs as defined in section 254B.01, subdivision 4a, or
programs or subprograms serving special populations, if the program or subprogram meets
the following requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9530.6605, subpart 13;:

(i) is designed to address the unique needs of individuals who share a common
language, racial, ethnic, or social background;

(ii) is governed with significant input from individuals of that specific background;
and

(iii) employs individuals to provide individual or group therapy, at least 50 percent
of whom are of that specific background, except when the common social background of
the individuals served is a traumatic brain injury or cognitive disability and the program
employs treatment staff who have the necessary professional training, as approved by the
commissioner, to serve clients with the specific disabilities that the program is designed
to serve;

(3) programs that offer medical services delivered by appropriately credentialed
health care staff in an amount equal to two hours per client per week if the medical
needs of the client and the nature and provision of any medical services provided are
documented in the client file; and

(4) programs that offer services to individuals with co-occurring mental health and
chemical dependency problems if:

(i) the program meets the co-occurring requirements in Minnesota Rules, part
9530.6495;

(ii) 25 percent of the counseling staff are licensed mental health professionals, as
defined in section 245.462, subdivision 18, clauses (1) to (6), or are students or licensing
candidates under the supervision of a licensed alcohol and drug counselor supervisor and
licensed mental health professional, except that no more than 50 percent of the mental
health staff may be students or licensing candidates with time documented to be directly
related to provisions of co-occurring services;

(iii) clients scoring positive on a standardized mental health screen receive a mental
health diagnostic assessment within ten days of admission;

(iv) the program has standards for multidisciplinary case review that include a
monthly review for each client that, at a minimum, includes a licensed mental health
professional and licensed alcohol and drug counselor, and their involvement in the review
is documented;

(v) family education is offered that addresses mental health and substance abuse
disorders and the interaction between the two; and

(vi) co-occurring counseling staff will shall receive eight hours of co-occurring
disorder training annually.

(d) In order to be eligible for a higher rate under paragraph (c), clause (1), a program
that provides arrangements for off-site child care must maintain current documentation at
the chemical dependency facility of the child care provider's current licensure to provide
child care services. Programs that provide child care according to paragraph (c), clause
(1), must be deemed in compliance with the licensing requirements in Minnesota Rules,
part 9530.6490.

(e) Adolescent residential programs that meet the requirements of Minnesota
Rules, parts 2960.0430 to 2960.0490 and 2960.0580 to 2960.0690, are exempt from the
requirements in paragraph (c), clause (4), items (i) to (iv).

(f) Subject to federal approval, chemical dependency services that are otherwise
covered as direct face-to-face services may be provided via two-way interactive video.
The use of two-way interactive video must be medically appropriate to the condition and
needs of the person being served. Reimbursement shall be at the same rates and under the
same conditions that would otherwise apply to direct face-to-face services. The interactive
video equipment and connection must comply with Medicare standards in effect at the
time the service is provided.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Allocation of collections.

(a) The commissioner shall allocate all federal
financial participation collections to a special revenue account. The commissioner shall
allocate 77.05 percent of patient payments and third-party payments to the special revenue
account and 22.95 percent to the county financially responsible for the patient.

(b) For fiscal year 2017 only, the percentage under paragraph (a) that the
commissioner shall pay is 85 percent, and the percentage the county shall pay is 15 percent.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 254B.06, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 4.

Reimbursement for institutions for mental diseases.

The commissioner
shall not deny reimbursement to a program designated as an institution for mental diseases
under United States Code, title 42, section 1396d, due to a reduction in federal financial
participation and the addition of new residential beds.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0621, subdivision 10, is amended to
read:


Subd. 10.

Payment rates.

The commissioner shall set payment rates for targeted
case management under this subdivision. Case managers may bill according to the
following criteria:

(1) for relocation targeted case management, case managers may bill for direct case
management activities, including face-to-face and, telephone contacts, and interactive
video contact in accordance with section 256B.0924, subdivision 4a, in the lesser of:

(i) 180 days preceding an eligible recipient's discharge from an institution; or

(ii) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this service;

(2) for home care targeted case management, case managers may bill for direct case
management activities, including face-to-face and telephone contacts; and

(3) billings for targeted case management services under this subdivision shall not
duplicate payments made under other program authorities for the same purpose.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0622, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 12.

Start-up grants.

The commissioner may, within available appropriations,
disburse grant funding to counties, Indian tribes, or mental health service providers to
establish additional assertive community treatment teams, intensive residential treatment
services, or crisis residential services.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 20,
is amended to read:


Subd. 20.

Mental health case management.

(a) To the extent authorized by rule
of the state agency, medical assistance covers case management services to persons with
serious and persistent mental illness and children with severe emotional disturbance.
Services provided under this section must meet the relevant standards in sections 245.461
to 245.4887, the Comprehensive Adult and Children's Mental Health Acts, Minnesota
Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926, and 9505.0322, excluding subpart 10.

(b) Entities meeting program standards set out in rules governing family community
support services as defined in section 245.4871, subdivision 17, are eligible for medical
assistance reimbursement for case management services for children with severe
emotional disturbance when these services meet the program standards in Minnesota
Rules, parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926 and 9505.0322, excluding subparts 6 and 10.

(c) Medical assistance and MinnesotaCare payment for mental health case
management shall be made on a monthly basis. In order to receive payment for an eligible
child, the provider must document at least a face-to-face contact with the child, the child's
parents, or the child's legal representative. To receive payment for an eligible adult, the
provider must document:

(1) at least a face-to-face contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative or a
contact by interactive video that meets the requirements of subdivision 20b; or

(2) at least a telephone contact with the adult or the adult's legal representative
and document a face-to-face contact or a contact by interactive video that meets the
requirements of subdivision 20b with the adult or the adult's legal representative within
the preceding two months.

(d) Payment for mental health case management provided by county or state staff
shall be based on the monthly rate methodology under section 256B.094, subdivision 6,
paragraph (b), with separate rates calculated for child welfare and mental health, and
within mental health, separate rates for children and adults.

(e) Payment for mental health case management provided by Indian health services
or by agencies operated by Indian tribes may be made according to this section or other
relevant federally approved rate setting methodology.

(f) Payment for mental health case management provided by vendors who contract
with a county or Indian tribe shall be based on a monthly rate negotiated by the host county
or tribe. The negotiated rate must not exceed the rate charged by the vendor for the same
service to other payers. If the service is provided by a team of contracted vendors, the
county or tribe may negotiate a team rate with a vendor who is a member of the team. The
team shall determine how to distribute the rate among its members. No reimbursement
received by contracted vendors shall be returned to the county or tribe, except to reimburse
the county or tribe for advance funding provided by the county or tribe to the vendor.

(g) If the service is provided by a team which includes contracted vendors, tribal
staff, and county or state staff, the costs for county or state staff participation in the team
shall be included in the rate for county-provided services. In this case, the contracted
vendor, the tribal agency, and the county may each receive separate payment for services
provided by each entity in the same month. In order to prevent duplication of services,
each entity must document, in the recipient's file, the need for team case management and
a description of the roles of the team members.

(h) Notwithstanding section 256B.19, subdivision 1, the nonfederal share of costs
for mental health case management shall be provided by the recipient's county of
responsibility, as defined in sections 256G.01 to 256G.12, from sources other than federal
funds or funds used to match other federal funds. If the service is provided by a tribal
agency, the nonfederal share, if any, shall be provided by the recipient's tribe. When this
service is paid by the state without a federal share through fee-for-service, 50 percent of
the cost shall be provided by the recipient's county of responsibility.

(i) Notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, prepaid medical
assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare include mental health case
management. When the service is provided through prepaid capitation, the nonfederal
share is paid by the state and the county pays no share.

(j) The commissioner may suspend, reduce, or terminate the reimbursement to a
provider that does not meet the reporting or other requirements of this section. The county
of responsibility, as defined in sections 256G.01 to 256G.12, or, if applicable, the tribal
agency, is responsible for any federal disallowances. The county or tribe may share this
responsibility with its contracted vendors.

(k) The commissioner shall set aside a portion of the federal funds earned for county
expenditures under this section to repay the special revenue maximization account under
section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (o). The repayment is limited to:

(1) the costs of developing and implementing this section; and

(2) programming the information systems.

(l) Payments to counties and tribal agencies for case management expenditures
under this section shall only be made from federal earnings from services provided
under this section. When this service is paid by the state without a federal share through
fee-for-service, 50 percent of the cost shall be provided by the state. Payments to
county-contracted vendors shall include the federal earnings, the state share, and the
county share.

(m) Case management services under this subdivision do not include therapy,
treatment, legal, or outreach services.

(n) If the recipient is a resident of a nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or
hospital, and the recipient's institutional care is paid by medical assistance, payment for
case management services under this subdivision is limited to the lesser of:

(1) the last 180 days of the recipient's residency in that facility and may not exceed
more than six months in a calendar year; or

(2) the limits and conditions which apply to federal Medicaid funding for this service.

(o) Payment for case management services under this subdivision shall not duplicate
payments made under other program authorities for the same purpose.

(p) If the recipient is receiving care in a hospital, nursing facility, or residential
setting licensed under chapter 245A or 245D that is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days
per week, mental health targeted case management services are expected to actively
support identification of community alternatives for the recipient and discharge planning.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 20b.

Mental health targeted case management through interactive video.

(a) Subject to federal approval, contact made for targeted case management by interactive
video shall be eligible for payment if:

(1) the person receiving targeted case management services is residing in:

(i) a hospital;

(ii) a nursing facility; or

(iii) a residential setting licensed under chapter 245A or 245D, or a boarding and
lodging establishment or lodging establishment that provides supportive services or health
supervision services according to section 157.17, which is staffed 24 hours per day, seven
days per week;

(2) interactive video is in the best interests of the person and is deemed appropriate
by the person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian, the case
management provider, and the provider operating the setting where the person is residing;

(3) the use of interactive video is approved as part of the person's written personal
service or case plan taking into consideration the person's vulnerability and active personal
relationships; and

(4) interactive video is used for up to, but not more than, 50 percent of the minimum
required face-to-face contacts.

(b) The person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian has the
right to choose and consent to the use of interactive video under this subdivision, and has
the right to refuse the use of interactive video at any time.

(c) The commissioner shall establish criteria that a targeted case management
provider must attest to in order to demonstrate the safety or efficacy of delivering the service
via interactive video. The attestation may include that the case management provider:

(1) has written policies and procedures specific to interactive video services that are
regularly reviewed and updated;

(2) has polices and procedures that adequately address client safety before, during,
and after the interactive video service is rendered;

(3) has established protocols addressing how and when to discontinue interactive
video services; and

(4) has an established quality assurance process related to interactive video services.

(d) As a condition of payment, the targeted case management provider must
document each occurrence of targeted case management provided by interactive video
and must document:

(1) the time the service began and the time the service ended, including an a.m. and
p.m. designation;

(2) the basis for determining that interactive video is an appropriate and effective
means for delivering the service to the enrollees;

(3) the mode of transmission of the interactive video service and records evidencing
that a particular mode of transmission was utilized;

(4) the location of the originating site and the distant site; and

(5) compliance with the criteria attested to by the health care provider in accordance
with paragraph (c).

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0924, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 4a.

Targeted case management through interactive video.

(a) Subject to
federal approval, contact made for targeted case management by interactive video shall be
eligible for payment if:

(1) the person receiving targeted case management services is residing in:

(i) a hospital;

(ii) a nursing facility; or

(iii) a residential setting licensed under chapter 245A or 245D, or a boarding and
lodging establishment or lodging establishment that provides supportive services or
health supervision services according to section 157.17, and that is staffed 24 hours per
day, seven days per week;

(2) interactive video is in the best interests of the person and is deemed appropriate
by the person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian, the case
management provider, and the provider operating the setting where the person is residing;

(3) the use of interactive video is approved as part of the person's written personal
service or case plan; and

(4) interactive video is used for up to, but not more than, 50 percent of the minimum
required face-to-face contacts.

(b) The person receiving targeted case management or their legal guardian has the
right to choose and consent to the use of interactive video under this subdivision, and has
the right to refuse the use of interactive video at any time.

(c) The commissioner shall establish criteria that a targeted case management
provider must attest to in order to demonstrate the safety or efficacy of delivering the service
via interactive video. The attestation may include that the case management provider:

(1) has written policies and procedures specific to interactive video services that are
regularly reviewed and updated;

(2) has polices and procedures that adequately address client safety before, during,
and after the interactive video service is rendered;

(3) has established protocols addressing how and when to discontinue interactive
video services; and

(4) has an established quality assurance process related to interactive video services.

(d) As a condition of payment, the targeted case management provider must
document each occurrence of targeted case management provided by interactive video
and must document:

(1) the time the service began and the time the service ended, including an a.m. and
p.m. designation;

(2) the basis for determining that interactive video is an appropriate and effective
means for delivering the service to the enrollees;

(3) the mode of transmission of the interactive video service and records evidencing
that a particular mode of transmission was utilized;

(4) the location of the originating site and the distant site; and

(5) compliance with the criteria attested to by the health care provider in accordance
with paragraph (c).

Sec. 15. CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE; YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

(a) The commissioner of human services shall grant funds to a children's mental
health collaborative for a rural demonstration project to assist transition-aged youth and
young adults with emotional behavioral disturbance (EBD) or mental illnesses in making
a successful transition into adulthood.

(b) The demonstration project must:

(1) build on and streamline transition services by identifying rural youth ages 15 to
25 currently in the mental health system or with emerging mental health conditions;

(2) support youth to achieve, within their potential, their personal goals in
employment, education, housing, and community life functioning;

(3) provide individualized motivational coaching;

(4) build on needed social supports;

(5) demonstrate how services can be enhanced for youth to successfully navigate the
complexities associated with their unique needs;

(6) utilize all available funding streams;

(7) demonstrate collaboration with the local children's mental health collaborative in
designing and implementing the demonstration project;

(8) evaluate the effectiveness of the project by specifying and measuring outcomes
showing the level of progress for involved youth; and

(9) compare differences in outcomes and costs to youth without previous access
to this project.

(c) The commissioner shall report to the committee members of the senate and house
of representatives committees with jurisdiction over mental health issues on the status and
outcomes of the demonstration project by January 15, 2019. The children's mental health
collaborative administering the demonstration project shall collect and report outcome
data, as outlined by the commissioner, to support the development of this report.

Sec. 16. COMMISSIONER DUTY TO SEEK FEDERAL APPROVAL FOR
INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONTACT.

The commissioner of human services shall seek federal approval that is necessary to
implement the sections of this article related to reimbursement for interactive video contact.

ARTICLE 23

DIRECT CARE AND TREATMENT

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245.4889, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment and authority.

(a) The commissioner is authorized
to make grants from available appropriations to assist:

(1) counties;

(2) Indian tribes;

(3) children's collaboratives under section 124D.23 or 245.493; or

(4) mental health service providers.

(b) The following services are eligible for grants under this section:

(1) services to children with emotional disturbances as defined in section 245.4871,
subdivision 15, and their families;

(2) transition services under section 245.4875, subdivision 8, for young adults under
age 21 and their families;

(3) respite care services for children with severe emotional disturbances who are at
risk of out-of-home placement;

(4) children's mental health crisis services;

(5) mental health services for people from cultural and ethnic minorities;

(6) children's mental health screening and follow-up diagnostic assessment and
treatment;

(7) services to promote and develop the capacity of providers to use evidence-based
practices in providing children's mental health services;

(8) school-linked mental health services;

(9) building evidence-based mental health intervention capacity for children birth to
age five;

(10) suicide prevention and counseling services that use text messaging statewide;

(11) mental health first aid training;

(12) training for parents, collaborative partners, and mental health providers on the
impact of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and development of an interactive
Web site to share information and strategies to promote resilience and prevent trauma;

(13) transition age services to develop or expand mental health treatment and
supports for adolescents and young adults 26 years of age or younger;

(14) early childhood mental health consultation;

(15) evidence-based interventions for youth at risk of developing or experiencing a
first episode of psychosis, and a public awareness campaign on the signs and symptoms of
psychosis; and

(16) psychiatric consultation for primary care practitioners.; and

(17) sustaining extended-stay inpatient psychiatric hospital services for children
and adolescents.

(c) Services under paragraph (b) must be designed to help each child to function and
remain with the child's family in the community and delivered consistent with the child's
treatment plan. Transition services to eligible young adults under paragraph (b) must be
designed to foster independent living in the community.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Client's county.

"Client's county" means the county of the client's legal
settlement for poor relief purposes at the time of commitment or voluntary admission to a
state facility, or if the client has no such legal settlement in this state, it means the county
of commitment financial responsibility under chapter 256G, except that where a client
with no such legal settlement residence in this state is committed while serving a sentence
at a penal institution, it means the county from which the client was sentenced.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246.54, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter
71, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:


246.54 LIABILITY OF COUNTY; REIMBURSEMENT.

Subdivision 1.

County portion for cost of care Generally.

(a) Except for chemical
dependency services provided under sections 254B.01 to 254B.09, the client's county
shall pay to the state of Minnesota a portion of the cost of care provided in a regional
treatment center or a state nursing facility to a client legally settled in that county. A
county's payment shall be made from the county's own sources of revenue and payments
shall equal a percentage of the cost of care, as determined by the commissioner, for each
day, or the portion thereof, that the client spends at a regional treatment center or a state
nursing facility according to the following schedule:.

Subd. 1a.

Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center.

(a) A county's payment of
the cost of care provided at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center shall be according to
the following schedule:

(1) zero percent for the first 30 days;

(2) 20 percent for days 31 and over if the stay is determined to be clinically
appropriate for the client; and

(3) 100 percent for each day during the stay, including the day of admission, when
the facility determines that it is clinically appropriate for the client to be discharged.

(b) If payments received by the state under sections 246.50 to 246.53 exceed 80
percent of the cost of care for days over 31 for clients who meet the criteria in paragraph
(a), clause (2), the county shall be responsible for paying the state only the remaining
amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the client's
estate, or from the client's relatives, except as provided in section 246.53.

Subd. 1b.

Community behavioral health hospitals.

A county's payment of the
cost of care provided at state-operated community-based behavioral health hospitals shall
be according to the following schedule:

(1) 100 percent for each day during the stay, including the day of admission, when
the facility determines that it is clinically appropriate for the client to be discharged; and

(2) the county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the client's
estate, or from the client's relatives, except as provided in section 246.53.

Subd. 1c.

State-operated forensic services.

A county's payment of the cost of care
provided at state-operated forensic services shall be according to the following schedule:

(1) Minnesota Security Hospital: ten percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the
client spends in a Minnesota Security Hospital program. If payments received by the state
under sections 246.50 to 246.53 for services provided at the Minnesota Security Hospital
exceed 90 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state
only the remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the
client, the client's estate, or the client's relatives except as provided in section 246.53;

(2) forensic nursing home: ten percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the client
spends in a forensic nursing home program. If payments received by the state under
sections 246.50 to 246.53 for services provided at the forensic nursing home exceed 90
percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state only the
remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the
client's estate, or the client's relatives except as provided in section 246.53;

(3) forensic transition services: 50 percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the
client spends in the forensic transition services program. If payments received by the state
under sections 246.50 to 246.53 for services provided in the forensic transition services
exceed 50 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state
only the remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the
client, the client's estate, or the client's relatives except as provided in section 246.53; and

(4) residential competency restoration program:

(i) 20 percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the client spends in a residential
competency restoration program while the client is in need of restoration services;

(ii) 50 percent for each day, or portion thereof, that the client spends in a residential
competency restoration program once the examiner opines that the client no longer needs
restoration services; and

(iii) 100 percent for each day, or portion thereof, once charges against a client have
been resolved or dropped.

Subd. 2.

Exceptions.

(a) Subdivision 1 does not apply to services provided at the
Minnesota Security Hospital. For services at the Minnesota Security Hospital, a county's
payment shall be made from the county's own sources of revenue and payments. Excluding
the state-operated forensic transition service, payments to the state from the county shall
equal ten percent of the cost of care, as determined by the commissioner, for each day, or
the portion thereof, that the client spends at the facility. For the state-operated forensic
transition service, payments to the state from the county shall equal 50 percent of the cost of
care, as determined by the commissioner, for each day, or the portion thereof, that the client
spends in the program. If payments received by the state under sections 246.50 to 246.53
for services provided at the Minnesota Security Hospital, excluding the state-operated
forensic transition service, exceed 90 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be
responsible for paying the state only the remaining amount. If payments received by the
state under sections 246.50 to 246.53 for the state-operated forensic transition service
exceed 50 percent of the cost of care, the county shall be responsible for paying the state
only the remaining amount. The county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the
client, the client's estate, or from the client's relatives, except as provided in section 246.53.

(b) Regardless of the facility to which the client is committed, subdivision 1 does
subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, and 1c, do not apply to the following individuals:

(1) clients who are committed as sexual psychopathic personalities under section
253D.02, subdivision 15; and

(2) clients who are committed as sexually dangerous persons under section 253D.02,
subdivision 16.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.01, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

Civilly committed sex offender's county.

"Civilly committed sex
offender's county" means the county of the civilly committed sex offender's legal
settlement for poor relief purposes at the time of commitment. If the civilly committed
sex offender has no legal settlement for poor relief in this state, it means the county of
commitment financial responsibility under chapter 256G, except that when a civilly
committed sex offender with no legal settlement for poor relief residence in this state is
committed while serving a sentence at a penal institution, it means the county from which
the civilly committed sex offender was sentenced.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.01, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:


Subd. 2b.

Cost of care.

"Cost of care" means the commissioner's charge for housing
and, treatment, aftercare services, and supervision provided to any person admitted to or
on provisional discharge from the Minnesota sex offender program.

For purposes of this subdivision, "charge for housing and, treatment, aftercare
services, and supervision" means the cost of services, treatment, maintenance, bonds issued
for capital improvements, depreciation of buildings and equipment, and indirect costs
related to the operation of state facilities. The commissioner may determine the charge for
services on an anticipated average per diem basis as an all-inclusive charge per facility.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.035, is amended to read:


246B.035 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT REQUIRED.

The executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program shall submit
electronically a performance report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over funding for the program by
January February 15 of each year beginning in 2010 2017. The report must include the
following:

(1) a description of the program, including the strategic mission, goals, objectives,
and outcomes;

(2) the programwide per diem reported in a standard calculated method as outlined
in the program policies and procedures;

(3) program annual statistics as outlined in the departmental policies and procedures;
and

(4) the sex offender program evaluation report required under section 246B.03. The
executive director shall submit a printed copy upon request.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246B.10, is amended to read:


246B.10 LIABILITY OF COUNTY; REIMBURSEMENT.

(a) The civilly committed sex offender's county shall pay to the state a portion of the
cost of care provided in by the Minnesota sex offender program to a civilly committed sex
offender who has legally settled in that county. A county's payment must be made from
the county's own sources of revenue and payments must equal 25 percent of the cost of
care, as determined by the commissioner, for each day or portion of a day, that the civilly
committed sex offender spends at the facility receives services, either within a Department
of Human Services operated facility or while on provisional discharge.

(b) If payments received by the state under this chapter exceed 75 percent of the cost
of care, the county is responsible for paying the state the remaining amount.

(c) The county is not entitled to reimbursement from the civilly committed sex
offender, the civilly committed sex offender's estate, or from the civilly committed sex
offender's relatives, except as provided in section 246B.07.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 8. REPORT ON ANOKA-METRO REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER
(AMRTC), MINNESOTA SECURITY HOSPITAL (MSH), AND COMMUNITY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITALS (CBHH).

The commissioner of human services shall issue a public quarterly report to the
chairs and minority leaders on the senate and house of representatives committees having
jurisdiction over health and human services issues on the AMRTC, MSH, and the CBHH.
The report shall contain information on the number of licensed beds, budgeted capacity,
occupancy rate, number of OSHA recordable injuries and the number of OSHA recordable
injuries due to patient aggression or restraint, number of clinical positions budgeted, the
percentage of those positions that are filled, the number of direct care positions budgeted,
and the percentage of those positions that are filled.

ARTICLE 24

CONTINUING CARE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

License or certification fee for certain programs.

(a) Child care centers
shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on the following schedule:

Licensed Capacity
 Child Care Center
License Fee
1 to 24 persons
 $200
25 to 49 persons
 $300
50 to 74 persons
 $400
75 to 99 persons
 $500
100 to 124 persons
 $600
125 to 149 persons
 $700
150 to 174 persons
 $800
175 to 199 persons
 $900
200 to 224 persons
 $1,000
225 or more persons
 $1,100

(b)(1) A program licensed to provide one or more of the home and community-based
services and supports identified under chapter 245D to persons with disabilities or age
65 and older, shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on revenues derived
from the provision of services that would require licensure under chapter 245D during the
calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the license fee is paid, according to
the following schedule:

License Holder Annual Revenue
 License Fee
less than or equal to $10,000
 $200
greater than $10,000 but less than or
equal to $25,000
 $300
greater than $25,000 but less than or
equal to $50,000
 $400
greater than $50,000 but less than or
equal to $100,000
 $500
greater than $100,000 but less than or
equal to $150,000
 $600
greater than $150,000 but less than or
equal to $200,000
 $800
greater than $200,000 but less than or
equal to $250,000
 $1,000
greater than $250,000 but less than or
equal to $300,000
 $1,200
greater than $300,000 but less than or
equal to $350,000
 $1,400
greater than $350,000 but less than or
equal to $400,000
 $1,600
greater than $400,000 but less than or
equal to $450,000
 $1,800
greater than $450,000 but less than or
equal to $500,000
 $2,000
greater than $500,000 but less than or
equal to $600,000
 $2,250
greater than $600,000 but less than or
equal to $700,000
 $2,500
greater than $700,000 but less than or
equal to $800,000
 $2,750
greater than $800,000 but less than or
equal to $900,000
 $3,000
greater than $900,000 but less than or
equal to $1,000,000
 $3,250
greater than $1,000,000 but less than or
equal to $1,250,000
 $3,500
greater than $1,250,000 but less than or
equal to $1,500,000
 $3,750
greater than $1,500,000 but less than or
equal to $1,750,000
 $4,000
greater than $1,750,000 but less than or
equal to $2,000,000
 $4,250
greater than $2,000,000 but less than or
equal to $2,500,000
 $4,500
greater than $2,500,000 but less than or
equal to $3,000,000
 $4,750
greater than $3,000,000 but less than or
equal to $3,500,000
 $5,000
greater than $3,500,000 but less than or
equal to $4,000,000
 $5,500
greater than $4,000,000 but less than or
equal to $4,500,000
 $6,000
greater than $4,500,000 but less than or
equal to $5,000,000
 $6,500
greater than $5,000,000 but less than or
equal to $7,500,000
 $7,000
greater than $7,500,000 but less than or
equal to $10,000,000
 $8,500
greater than $10,000,000 but less than
or equal to $12,500,000
 $10,000
greater than $12,500,000 but less than
or equal to $15,000,000
 $14,000
greater than $15,000,000
 $18,000

(2) If requested, the license holder shall provide the commissioner information to
verify the license holder's annual revenues or other information as needed, including
copies of documents submitted to the Department of Revenue.

(3) At each annual renewal, a license holder may elect to pay the highest renewal
fee, and not provide annual revenue information to the commissioner.

(4) A license holder that knowingly provides the commissioner incorrect revenue
amounts for the purpose of paying a lower license fee shall be subject to a civil penalty in
the amount of double the fee the provider should have paid.

(5) Notwithstanding clause (1), a license holder providing services under one or
more licenses under chapter 245B that are in effect on May 15, 2013, shall pay an annual
license fee for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016, and 2017, equal to the total license
fees paid by the license holder for all licenses held under chapter 245B for calendar year
2013. For calendar year 2017 2018 and thereafter, the license holder shall pay an annual
license fee according to clause (1) paragraph (m).

(c) A chemical dependency treatment program licensed under Minnesota Rules,
parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6505, to provide chemical dependency treatment shall pay an
annual nonrefundable license fee based on the following schedule:

Licensed Capacity
 License Fee
1 to 24 persons
 $600
25 to 49 persons
 $800
50 to 74 persons
 $1,000
75 to 99 persons
 $1,200
100 or more persons
 $1,400

(d) A chemical dependency program licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts
9530.6510 to 9530.6590, to provide detoxification services shall pay an annual
nonrefundable license fee based on the following schedule:

Licensed Capacity
 License Fee
1 to 24 persons
 $760
25 to 49 persons
 $960
50 or more persons
 $1,160

(e) Except for child foster care, a residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules,
chapter 2960, to serve children shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on
the following schedule:

Licensed Capacity
 License Fee
1 to 24 persons
 $1,000
25 to 49 persons
 $1,100
50 to 74 persons
 $1,200
75 to 99 persons
 $1,300
100 or more persons
 $1,400

(f) A residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0500 to
9520.0670, to serve persons with mental illness shall pay an annual nonrefundable license
fee based on the following schedule:

Licensed Capacity
 License Fee
1 to 24 persons
 $2,525
25 or more persons
 $2,725

(g) A residential facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9570.2000 to
9570.3400, to serve persons with physical disabilities shall pay an annual nonrefundable
license fee based on the following schedule:

Licensed Capacity
 License Fee
1 to 24 persons
 $450
25 to 49 persons
 $650
50 to 74 persons
 $850
75 to 99 persons
 $1,050
100 or more persons
 $1,250

(h) A program licensed to provide independent living assistance for youth under
section 245A.22 shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee of $1,500.

(i) A private agency licensed to provide foster care and adoption services under
Minnesota Rules, parts 9545.0755 to 9545.0845, shall pay an annual nonrefundable
license fee of $875.

(j) A program licensed as an adult day care center licensed under Minnesota Rules,
parts 9555.9600 to 9555.9730, shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee based on
the following schedule:

Licensed Capacity
 License Fee
1 to 24 persons
 $500
25 to 49 persons
 $700
50 to 74 persons
 $900
75 to 99 persons
 $1,100
100 or more persons
 $1,300

(k) A program licensed to provide treatment services to persons with sexual
psychopathic personalities or sexually dangerous persons under Minnesota Rules, parts
9515.3000 to 9515.3110, shall pay an annual nonrefundable license fee of $20,000.

(l) A mental health center or mental health clinic requesting certification for
purposes of insurance and subscriber contract reimbursement under Minnesota Rules,
parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870, shall pay a certification fee of $1,550 per year. If the
mental health center or mental health clinic provides services at a primary location with
satellite facilities, the satellite facilities shall be certified with the primary location without
an additional charge.

(m)(1) Effective for fees paid after July 1, 2017, a program licensed to provide one
or more of the home and community-based services and supports identified under chapter
245D to persons with disabilities or age 65 and older, shall pay an annual nonrefundable
license fee of 0.27 percent of revenues derived from the provision of services that
would require licensure under this chapter and that are specified under section 245D.03,
subdivision 1, during the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the
license fee is paid. If the calculated fee is less than $450, the fee shall be $450.

(2) The commissioner shall calculate the licensing fee for providers of home and
community-based services and supports under this paragraph and invoice the license
holder annually. Upon challenge of the invoiced fee amount by the license holder, the
commissioner shall provide the license holder with a report identifying the medical
assistance claims paid by the commissioner to the license holder that formed the basis
for the licensing fee calculation.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Deposit of license fees.

A human services licensing account is created in
the state government special revenue fund. Fees collected under subdivisions 3 and 4 must
be deposited in the human services licensing account and are annually appropriated to the
commissioner for licensing activities authorized under this chapter.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2017.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 245D.03, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

(a) The commissioner shall regulate the provision of
home and community-based services to persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and
older pursuant to this chapter. The licensing standards in this chapter govern the provision
of basic support services and intensive support services.

(b) Basic support services provide the level of assistance, supervision, and care that
is necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the person and do not include services that
are specifically directed toward the training, treatment, habilitation, or rehabilitation of
the person. Basic support services include:

(1) in-home and out-of-home respite care services as defined in section 245A.02,
subdivision 15, and under the brain injury, community alternative care, community access
for disability inclusion, developmental disability, and elderly waiver plans, excluding
out-of-home respite care provided to children in a family child foster care home licensed
under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3100, when the child foster care license
holder complies with the requirements under section 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, and
8, or successor provisions; and section 245D.061 or successor provisions, which must
be stipulated in the statement of intended use required under Minnesota Rules, part
2960.3000, subpart 4;

(2) adult companion services as defined under the brain injury, community access
for disability inclusion, and elderly waiver plans, excluding adult companion services
provided under the Corporation for National and Community Services Service, Senior
Companion Program established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Public
Law 98-288 Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, subpart B, chapter 25, part 2551 et seq.;

(3) personal support as defined under the developmental disability waiver plan;

(4) 24-hour emergency assistance, personal emergency response as defined under
the community access for disability inclusion and developmental disability waiver plans;

(5) night supervision services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan; and

(6) homemaker services as defined under the community access for disability
inclusion, brain injury, community alternative care, developmental disability, and elderly
waiver plans, excluding providers licensed by the Department of Health under chapter
144A and those providers providing cleaning services only.; and

(7) individual community living support under section 256B.0915, subdivision 3j.

(c) Intensive support services provide assistance, supervision, and care that is
necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the person and services specifically directed
toward the training, habilitation, or rehabilitation of the person. Intensive support services
include:

(1) intervention services, including:

(i) behavioral support services as defined under the brain injury and community
access for disability inclusion waiver plans;

(ii) in-home or out-of-home crisis respite services as defined under the developmental
disability waiver plan; and

(iii) specialist services as defined under the current developmental disability waiver
plan;

(2) in-home support services, including:

(i) in-home family support and supported living services as defined under the
developmental disability waiver plan;

(ii) independent living services training as defined under the brain injury and
community access for disability inclusion waiver plans; and

(iii) semi-independent living services;

(3) residential supports and services, including:

(i) supported living services as defined under the developmental disability waiver
plan provided in a family or corporate child foster care residence, a family adult foster
care residence, a community residential setting, or a supervised living facility;

(ii) foster care services as defined in the brain injury, community alternative care,
and community access for disability inclusion waiver plans provided in a family or
corporate child foster care residence, a family adult foster care residence, or a community
residential setting; and

(iii) residential services provided to more than four persons with developmental
disabilities in a supervised living facility, including ICFs/DD;

(4) day services, including:

(i) structured day services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan;

(ii) day training and habilitation services under sections 252.41 to 252.46, and as
defined under the developmental disability waiver plan; and

(iii) prevocational services as defined under the brain injury and community access
for disability inclusion waiver plans; and

(5) supported employment as defined under the brain injury, developmental
disability, and community access for disability inclusion waiver plans.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

Paragraph (b), clause (2), of this section is effective the day
following final enactment. Paragraph (b), clause (7), of this section is effective July 1, 2017.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0949, is amended to read:


256B.0949 AUTISM EARLY INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION BENEFIT.

Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

This section creates a new the early intensive
developmental and behavioral intervention (EIDBI) benefit to provide early intensive
intervention to a child with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis or related condition.
This benefit must provide coverage for diagnosis a comprehensive, multidisciplinary
assessment, ongoing progress evaluation, and medically necessary early intensive
treatment of autism spectrum disorder or related conditions.

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in
this subdivision have the meanings given.

(b) "Agency" means the legal entity that is enrolled with Minnesota health care
programs as a medical assistance provider according to Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0195,
to provide EIDBI and that has the legal responsibility to ensure that its employees or
contractors carry out the responsibilities defined in this section. The definition of "agency"
includes licensed individual professionals who practice independently and act as an agency.

(b) (c) "Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis" is defined by diagnostic code 299 or
"ASD" has the meaning given in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

(d) "ASD and related conditions" means a condition that is found to be closely
related to autism spectrum disorder and may include but is not limited to autism,
Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified, fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder, Rhett's syndrome, and autism-related diagnosis as identified
under the current version of the DSM and meets all of the following criteria:

(1) is severe and chronic;

(2) results in impairment of adaptive behavior and function similar to that of persons
with ASD;

(3) requires treatment or services similar to those required for persons with ASD; and

(4) results in substantial functional limitations in three core developmental deficits
of ASD: social interaction; nonverbal or social communication; and restrictive, repetitive
behaviors or hyperreactivity or hyporeactivity to sensory input; and may include deficits
in one or more of the following related developmental domains:

(i) self-regulation;

(ii) self-care;

(iii) behavioral challenges;

(iv) expressive communication;

(v) receptive communication;

(vi) cognitive functioning;

(vii) safety; and

(viii) level of support needed.

(c) (e) "Child" means a person under the age of 18 21.

(f) "Clinical supervision" means the overall responsibility for the control and direction
of EIDBI service delivery, including individual treatment planning, staff supervision,
progress monitoring, and treatment review for each client. Clinical supervision is provided
by a qualified supervising professional who takes full professional responsibility for the
services provided by each of the supervisees. All EIDBI services must be billed by and
either provided by or under the clinical supervision of a qualified supervising professional.

(d) (g) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services, unless
otherwise specified.

(h) "Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation" or "CMDE" means a
comprehensive evaluation of a child's developmental status to determine medical necessity
for EIDBI based on the requirements in subdivision 5.

(e) (i) "Early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention benefit" or
"EIDBI" means autism treatment options intensive treatment interventions based in
behavioral and developmental science, which may include modalities such as applied
behavior analysis, developmental treatment approaches, and naturalistic and parent
training models that include the services covered under subdivision 13.

(f) (j) "Generalizable goals" means results or gains that are observed during a variety
of activities over time with different people, such as providers, family members, other
adults, and children, and in different environments including, but not limited to, clinics,
homes, schools, and the community.

(k) "Individual treatment plan" or "ITP" means the person-centered, individualized
written plan of care that integrates and coordinates child and family information from the
comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation for a child who meets medical necessity for
the early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention benefit. An individual
treatment plan must meet the standards in subdivision 6.

(l) "Legal representative" means the parent of a person who is under 18 years of age,
a court-appointed guardian, or other representative with legal authority to make decisions
about services for a person. Other representatives with legal authority to make decisions
include but are not limited to a health care agent or an attorney-in-fact authorized through
a health care directive or power of attorney.

(m) "Level I treatment provider" means a person who meets the EIDBI provider
qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (a).

(n) "Level II treatment provider" means a person who meets the EIDBI provider
qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (b).

(o) "Level III treatment provider" means a person who meets the EIDBI provider
qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (c).

(g) (p) "Mental health professional" has the meaning given in section 245.4871,
subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6).

(q) "Person-centered" means services that respond to the identified needs, interests,
values, preferences, and desired outcomes of the child and the child's legal representative.
Person-centered planning identifies what is important to the child and the child's legal
representative, respects each child's history, dignity, and cultural background, and allows
inclusion and participation in the child's community.

(r) "Qualified CMDE provider" means a person meeting the CMDE provider
qualification requirements under subdivision 5a.

(s) "Qualified EIDBI professional" means a person who is a QSP or a level I, level
II, or level III treatment provider.

(t) "Qualified supervising professional" or "QSP" means a person who meets the
EIDBI provider qualifications under subdivision 15, paragraph (d).

Subd. 3.

Initial EIDBI eligibility.

This benefit is available to a child enrolled in
medical assistance who:

(1) has an autism spectrum disorder a diagnosis of ASD or a related condition that
meets the criteria of subdivision 4; and

(2) has had a diagnostic assessment described in subdivision 5, which recommends
early intensive intervention services; and

(3) meets the criteria for medically necessary autism early intensive intervention
services.

Subd. 3a.

Culturally and linguistically appropriate requirement.

The child's and
family's primary spoken language, culture, preferences, goals, and values must be reflected
throughout the process of diagnosis, CMDE, ITP development, ITP progress evaluation
monitoring, family or caregiver training and counseling services, and coordination of care.
The qualified CMDE provider and QSP must determine how to adapt the evaluation,
treatment recommendations, and ITP to the culture, language, and values of the child and
family. A language interpreter must be provided consistent with section 256B.0625,
subdivision 18a. Providers must have a limited English proficiency (LEP) plan in
compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, United States Code, title 42,
section 2000d et seq. Communication and language assistance must comply with national
standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS), as published by
the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Subd. 4.

Diagnosis.

(a) A diagnosis of ASD or a related condition must:

(1) be based upon current DSM criteria including direct observations of the child and
reports information from parents the child's legal representative or primary caregivers; and

(2) be completed by either (i) a licensed physician or advanced practice registered
nurse or (ii) a mental health professional; and

(3) meet the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0372, subpart 1, items
B and C.

(b) Additional diagnostic assessment information may be considered to complete
a diagnostic assessment including from specialized tests administered through special
education evaluations and licensed school personnel, and from professionals licensed
in the fields of medicine, speech and language, psychology, occupational therapy, and
physical therapy. A diagnostic assessment may include treatment recommendations.

Subd. 5.

Diagnostic assessment Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation
(CMDE).

(a) The following information and assessments must be performed, reviewed,
and relied upon for the eligibility determination, treatment and services recommendations,
and treatment plan development for the child:

(1) an assessment of the child's developmental skills, functional behavior, needs,
and capacities based on direct observation of the child, which must be administered by
a licensed mental health professional, must include medical or assessment information
from the child's physician or advanced practice registered nurse, and may also include
observations from family members, school personnel, child care providers, or other
caregivers, as well as any medical or assessment information from other licensed
professionals such as rehabilitation therapists, licensed school personnel, or mental health
professionals; and

(2) an assessment of parental or caregiver capacity to participate in therapy including
the type and level of parental or caregiver involvement and training recommended.

A CMDE must be completed to determine the medical necessity of EIDBI services.

(b) The CMDE must include and document the child's legal representative's or
caregiver's preferences for involvement in the child's treatment that is culturally and
linguistically appropriate as required under subdivision 3a.

Subd. 5a.

CMDE provider qualification requirements.

A qualified CMDE
provider must:

(1) be a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse or a mental health
professional or a mental health practitioner who meets the requirements of a clinical
trainee as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0371, subpart 5, item C;

(2) have at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment
of children with ASD or equivalent documented coursework at the graduate level by an
accredited university in the following content areas: ASD diagnosis, ASD treatment
strategies, and child development;

(3) be able to diagnose, evaluate, or provide treatment within the provider's scope
of practice and professional license; and

(4) have knowledge and provide information about the range of current EIDBI
treatment modalities recognized by the commissioner.

Subd. 6.

Individual treatment plan (ITP).

(a) The qualified EIDBI professional
who integrates and coordinates child and family information from the CMDE and ITP
progress evaluation monitoring process to develop the ITP must develop and monitor
the ITP.

(b) The ITP must be individualized, person-centered, and culturally and linguistically
appropriate, as required under subdivision 3a. The ITP must specify the medically
necessary treatment and services, including baseline data, primary goals and target
objectives, ITP progress evaluation results and goal mastery data, and any significant
changes in the child's condition or family circumstances. Each child's treatment plan
ITP must be:

(1) based on the diagnostic assessment and CMDE summary information specified
in subdivisions 4 and 5;

(2) coordinated with medically necessary occupational, physical, and speech and
language therapies, special education, and other services the child and family are receiving;

(3) family-centered;

(4) culturally sensitive; and

(5) individualized based on the child's developmental status and the child's and
family's identified needs.

(b) (c) The treatment plan ITP must specify the primary treatment goals and target
objectives, including baseline measures and projected dates of accomplishment. The
ITP must include:

(1) child's goals which are developmentally appropriate, functional, and
generalizable;

(2) treatment modality;

(3) treatment intensity;

(4) setting; and

(5) level and type of parental or caregiver involvement.

(1) the treatment method that shall be used to meet the goals and objectives, including:

(i) the frequency, intensity, location, and duration of each service provided;

(ii) the level of parent or caregiver training and counseling;

(iii) any changes or modifications to the physical and social environments necessary
when the services are provided;

(iv) any specialized equipment and materials required;

(v) techniques that support and are consistent with the child's communication mode
and learning style; and

(vi) the name of the QSP; and

(2) the discharge criteria that shall be used and a defined transition plan to assist
the child and the child's legal representative to transition to other services. The transition
plan shall include:

(i) protocols for changing service when medically necessary;

(ii) how the transition will occur;

(iii) the time allowed to make the transition. Up to 30 days of continued service
is allowed while the transition plan is being developed. Services during this plan
development period shall be consistent with the ITP. The plan development period begins
when the child or the child's legal representative receives notice of termination of EIDBI
and ends when EIDBI is terminated; and

(iv) a description of how the parent or guardian will be informed of and involved in
the transition.

(c) (d) Implementation of the treatment ITP must be supervised by a QSP
professional with expertise and training in autism and child development who is a licensed
physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or mental health professional .

(d) (e) The treatment plan ITP must be submitted to the commissioner for approval
in a manner determined by the commissioner for this purpose.

(e) Services authorized must be consistent with the child's approved treatment plan.

(f) Services included in the treatment plan ITP must meet all applicable requirements
for medical necessity and coverage.

Subd. 6a.

Coordination with other benefits.

(a) Services provided under this
section are not intended to replace services provided in school or other settings. Each
child's CMDE must document that EIDBI services coordinate with, but do not include
or replace, special education and related services defined in the child's individualized
education plan (IEP), or individualized family service plan (IFSP), when the service is
available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
(IDEA), United States Code, title 20, chapter 33, through a local education agency. This
provision does not preclude EIDBI treatment during school hours.

(b) The commissioner shall integrate medical authorization procedures for this
benefit with authorization procedures for other health and mental health services and home
and community-based services to ensure that the child receives services that are the most
appropriate and effective in meeting the child's needs. Programs for birth to three years of
age and additional resources shall also coordinate with EIDBI services. Resources for
individuals over 18 years of age must also be coordinated with the services in this section.

Subd. 7.

Ongoing eligibility ITP progress evaluation monitoring.

(a) An
independent ITP progress evaluation conducted by a licensed mental health professional
with expertise and training in autism spectrum disorder and child development must
be completed after each six months of treatment, or more frequently as determined by
the commissioner qualified CMDE provider, to determine if progress is being made
toward achieving targeted functional and generalizable goals and meeting functional
goals contained specified in the treatment plan ITP. Based on the results of ITP progress
evaluation, the ITP must be adjusted as needed and must document that the child continues
to meet medical necessity for EIDBI or is referred to other services.

(b) The ITP progress evaluation must include:

(1) the treating provider's report;

(2) parental or caregiver input from the child's caregiver or the child's legal
representative;

(3) (2) an independent observation of the child which can be that is performed by
the child's a QSP or a level I or level II treatment provider and may include observation
information from licensed special education staff or other licensed health care providers;

(3) documentation of current level of performance on primary treatment goal
domains including when goals and objectives are achieved, changed, or discontinued;

(4) any significant changes in the child's condition or family circumstances;

(4) (5) any treatment plan modifications and the rationale for any changes made
including treatment modality, intensity, frequency, and duration; and

(5) (6) recommendations for continued treatment services.

(c) ITP progress evaluations evaluation must be submitted to the commissioner and
the child or legal representative in a manner determined by the commissioner for this
purpose the reauthorization of EIDBI services.

(d) A child who continues to achieve generalizable goals and make reasonable
progress toward treatment goals as specified in the treatment plan ITP is eligible to
continue receiving this benefit EIDBI services.

(e) A child's treatment shall continue during the ITP progress evaluation using
the process determined under subdivision 8, clause (8) this subdivision. Treatment may
continue during an appeal pursuant to section 256.045.

Subd. 8.

Refining the benefit with stakeholders.

The commissioner must develop
the implementation refine the details of the benefit in consultation with stakeholders and
consider recommendations from the Health Services Advisory Council, the Department
of Human Services Autism Spectrum Disorder Early Intensive Developmental and
Behavioral Intervention Benefit Advisory Council, the Legislative Autism Spectrum
Disorder Task Force, the EIDBI learning collaborative, and the ASD Interagency Task
Force of the Departments of Health, Education, Employment and Economic Development,
and Human Services. The commissioner must release these details for a 30-day public
comment period prior to submission to the federal government for approval. The
implementation details must include, but are not limited to, the following components:

(1) a definition of the qualifications, standards, and roles of the treatment team,
including recommendations after stakeholder consultation on whether board-certified
behavior analysts and other types of professionals certified in other treatment approaches
recognized by the Department of Human Services or trained in autism spectrum disorder
and child development should be added as mental health or other professionals for qualified
to provide EIDBI treatment supervision or other functions under medical assistance;

(2) development of initial, refinement of uniform parameters for comprehensive
multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment information evaluation and progress evaluation
ongoing ITP progress evaluation monitoring standards;

(3) the design of an effective and consistent process for assessing parent the child's
legal representative's and caregiver capacity caregiver's preferences and options to
participate in the child's early intervention treatment and efficacy of methods of involving
the parents to involve and educate the child's legal representative and caregivers in the
treatment of the child;

(4) formulation of a collaborative process in which professionals have
opportunities to collectively inform provider standards and qualifications; standards for a
comprehensive, multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment evaluation; medical necessity
determination; efficacy of treatment apparatus, including modality, intensity, frequency,
and duration; and progress evaluation progress-monitoring processes and standards to
support quality improvement of early intensive intervention EIDBI services;

(5) coordination of this benefit and its interaction with other services provided by
the Departments of Human Services, Health, Employment and Economic Development,
and Education;

(6) evaluation, on an ongoing basis, of research regarding the program EIDBI
outcomes and efficacy of treatment modalities methods provided to children under this
benefit; and

(7) as provided under subdivision 18, determination of the availability of licensed
physicians, nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals qualified EIDBI
professionals with necessary expertise and training in autism spectrum disorder and
related conditions throughout the state to assess whether there are sufficient professionals
to require involvement of both a physician or nurse practitioner and a mental health
professional to provide timely access and prevent delay in the diagnosis and CMDE and
treatment of young children, so as to implement subdivision 4, and to ensure treatment is
effective, timely, and accessible; and ASD and related conditions.

(8) development of the process for the progress evaluation that will be used to
determine the ongoing eligibility, including necessary documentation, timelines, and
responsibilities of all parties.

Subd. 9.

Revision of treatment options.

(a) The commissioner may revise covered
treatment options as needed based on outcome data and other evidence. EIDBI treatment
methods approved by the Department of Human Services must:

(1) cause no harm to the individual child or family;

(2) be provided in an individualized manner to meet the varied needs of each child
and family;

(3) be developmentally appropriate and highly structured, with well-defined goals
and objectives that provide a strategic direction for treatment;

(4) be regularly evaluated and adjusted as needed;

(5) be based in recognized principles of developmental and behavioral science;

(6) utilize sound practices that are replicable across providers and maintain the
fidelity of the specific approach;

(7) demonstrate an evidentiary basis;

(8) have goals and objectives that are measurable, achievable, and regularly
evaluated to ensure that adequate progress is being made;

(9) be provided intensively with a high adult-to-child ratio; and

(10) include active child and legal representative participation in decision-making,
knowledge- and capacity-building, and developing and implementing the child's ITP.

(b) Before the changes revisions in Department of Human Services recognized
treatment modalities become effective, the commissioner must provide public notice of
the changes, the reasons for the change, and a 30-day public comment period to those
who request notice through an electronic list accessible to the public on the department's
Web site.

Subd. 10.

Coordination between agencies.

The commissioners of human services
and education must develop the capacity to coordinate services and information including
diagnostic, functional, developmental, medical, and educational assessments; service
delivery; and progress evaluations across health and education sectors.

Subd. 11.

Federal approval of the autism benefit.

(a) This section shall apply
to state plan services under title XIX of the Social Security Act when federal approval
is granted under a 1915(i) waiver or other authority which allows children eligible for
medical assistance through the TEFRA option under section 256B.055, subdivision 12, to
qualify and includes children eligible for medical assistance in families over 150 percent
of the federal poverty guidelines.

(b) The commissioner may use the federal authority for a Medicaid state plan
amendment under Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT),
United States Code, title 42, section 1396D(R)(5), or other Medicaid provision for any
aspect or type of treatment covered in this section if new federal guidance is helpful
in achieving one or more of the purposes of this section in a cost-effective manner.
Notwithstanding subdivisions 2 and 3, any treatment services submitted for federal
approval under EPSDT shall include appropriate medical criteria to qualify for the service
and shall cover children through age 20.

Subd. 12.

Autism benefit; training provided.

After approval of the autism early
intensive intervention benefit under this section by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, the commissioner shall provide statewide training on the benefit for culturally
and linguistically diverse communities. Training for autism service providers on culturally
appropriate practices must be online, accessible, and available in multiple languages. The
training for families, lead agencies, advocates, and other interested parties must provide
information about the benefit and how to access it.

Subd. 13.

Covered services.

(a) The services described in paragraphs (b) to (i) are
eligible for reimbursement by medical assistance under this section.

(b) EIDBI interventions are a variety of individualized, intensive treatment methods
approved by the department that are based in behavioral and developmental science
consistent with best practices on effectiveness. Services must address the participant's
medically necessary treatment goals and be provided by a qualified supervising
professional or a level I, level II, or level III treatment provider. Services are targeted to
develop, enhance, or maintain the individual developmental skills of a child with ASD and
related conditions to improve functional communication, social or interpersonal interaction,
behavioral challenges and self-regulation, cognition, learning and play, self-care, safety,
and level of support needed. EIDBI interventions include, but are not limited to:

(1) applied behavioral analysis (ABA);

(2) developmental individual-difference relationship-based model (DIR/Floortime);

(3) early start Denver model (ESDM);

(4) PLAY project; or

(5) relationship development intervention (RDI).

A provider may use one or more of the treatment interventions in clauses (1) to (5) as the
primary modality for treatment as a covered service, or several treatment interventions
in combination as the primary modality of treatment, as approved by the commissioner.
Additional treatment interventions may be used upon approval by the commissioner.
A provider that identifies and provides assurance of qualifications for a single specific
treatment modality must document the required qualifications to meet fidelity to the
specific model.

(c) EIDBI intervention observation and direction is the clinical direction and oversight
by a QSP or a level I or level II treatment provider regarding provision of EIDBI services
to a child, including developmental and behavioral techniques, progress measurement, data
collection, function of behaviors, and generalization of acquired skills for the direct benefit
of a child. EIDBI intervention observation and direction informs any modifications of the
methods to support the accomplishment of outcomes in the ITP. Observation and direction
provides a real-time response to EIDBI interventions to maximize the benefit to the child.

(d) CMDE is a comprehensive evaluation of the child's developmental status to
determine medical necessity for EIDBI services and meets the requirements of subdivision
5. The services must be provided by a qualified CMDE provider.

(e) ITP development and monitoring is development of the initial, annual, and
progress monitoring of ITPs. This service documents, provides oversight and on-going
evaluation of child treatment and progress on targeted goals and objectives, and integrates
and coordinates child and family information from the CMDE and progress monitoring
evaluations. The ITP must meet the requirements of subdivision 6. ITP progress evaluation
monitoring must meet the requirements of subdivision 7. This service must be reviewed
and completed by a QSP, and may include input from a level I or level II treatment provider.

(f) Family caregiver training and counseling is specialized training and education a
family or primary caregiver receives to understand the child's developmental status and
help with the child's needs and development. This service must be provided by a QSP
or a level I or level II treatment provider.

(g) A coordinated care conference is a voluntary face-to-face meeting with the
child and family to review the CMDE or progress monitoring results and to coordinate
and integrate services across providers and service-delivery systems to develop the ITP.
This service must be provided by a QSP and may include the CMDE provider or the level
I or level II treatment provider.

(h) Travel time is allowable billing for traveling to and from the recipient's home,
school, a community setting, or place of service outside of an EIDBI center, clinic, or
office from a specified location to provide face-to-face EIDBI intervention, observation
and direction, or family caregiver training and counseling. EIDBI recipients must have an
ITP specifying the reasons the provider must travel to the recipient's home, a community
setting, or place of service outside of an EIDBI center, clinic, or office.

(i) Medical assistance covers medically necessary EIDBI services and consultations
delivered by a licensed health care provider via telemedicine in the same manner as if the
service or consultation was delivered in person. Coverage is limited to three telemedicine
services per enrollee per calendar week.

Subd. 14.

Service recipient rights.

A child or the child's legal representative
has the right to:

(1) protection as defined under the health care bill of rights under section 144.651;

(2) designate an advocate of the child's or the child's legal representative's choice to
be present in all aspects of the child's and family's services at the request of the child or
the child's legal representative;

(3) be informed of the agency policy on assigning staff to a child;

(4) receive the opportunity to observe the child while receiving services;

(5) receive services in a manner that respects and takes into consideration the child's
and the legal representative's culture, values, religion, and preferences in accordance
with subdivision 3a;

(6) be free from mechanical restraint or seclusion using locked doors except in
emergencies as defined in section 245D.02, subdivision 8a;

(7) be under the supervision of a responsible adult at all times;

(8) receive notification from the agency within 24 hours if the child is injured while
receiving services, including what occurred and how agency staff responded to the injury;

(9) request a voluntary coordinated care conference; and

(10) request an independent CMDE provider of the child's or legal representative's
choice.

Subd. 15.

EIDBI provider qualifications.

(a) A level I treatment provider must be
employed by an EIDBI agency and:

(1) have at least 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience or training in
examining or treating children with ASD or equivalent documented coursework at the
graduate level by an accredited university in ASD diagnostics, ASD developmental
and behavioral treatment strategies, and typical child development or an equivalent
combination of documented coursework or hours of experience; and

(2) have or be at least one of the following:

(i) a master's degree in behavioral health or child development or allied fields,
including but not limited to mental health, special education, social work, psychology,
speech pathology, or occupational therapy from an accredited college or university;

(ii) a bachelor's degree in a behavioral health or child development field from
an accredited college or university and advanced certification in a treatment method
recognized by the Department of Human Services; or

(iii) a board-certified assistant behavior analyst with 4,000 hours of supervised
clinical experience including meeting all registration, supervision, and continuing
education requirements of the certification.

(b) A level II treatment provider must be employed by an EIDBI provider agency
and be either:

(1) a person who has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
in a behavioral or child development science or allied field including but not limited
to mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, or
occupational therapy; and

(i) has at least 1,000 hours of clinical experience or training in examining or
treating children with ASD or equivalent documented coursework at the graduate level
by an accredited university in ASD diagnostics, ASD developmental and behavioral
treatment strategies, and typical child development or a combination of coursework or
hours of experience;

(ii) certification as a board-certified assistant behavior analyst from the Behavior
Analyst Certification Board; or

(iii) is a registered behavior technician as defined by the Behavior Analyst
Certification Board or is certified in one of the other treatment modalities recognized by
the Department of Human Services;

(2) a person who:

(i) has an associate's degree in a behavioral or child development science or allied
field including but not limited to mental health, special education, social work, psychology,
speech pathology, or occupational therapy from an accredited college or university; and

(ii) has at least 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience in delivering treatment
to children with ASD. Hours worked as a behavioral aide or level III treatment provider
may be included in the required hours of experience;

(3) a person who has at least 4,000 hours of supervised clinical experience in
delivering treatment to children with ASD. Hours worked as a mental health behavioral
aide or developmental or level III treatment provider may be included in the required
hours of experience;

(4) a person who is a graduate student in a behavioral science, child development
science, or allied field and is receiving clinical supervision by a qualified supervising
professional affiliated with an agency to meet the clinical training requirements for
experience and training with children with ASD; or

(5) a person who is at least 18 years old and who:

(i) is fluent in the non-English language spoken in the child's home or works with a
tribal entity that represents the child's culture;

(ii) meets level III EIDBI training requirements; and

(iii) receives observation and direction from a QSP or qualified level I treatment
provider at least once a week until 1,000 hours of supervised clinical experience are met.

(c) A level III treatment provider must be employed by an EIDBI provider agency,
have completed the level III training requirement, be at least 18 years old, and have at
least one of the following:

(1) a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED);

(2) fluency in the non-English language spoken in the child's home or works with a
tribal entity that represents the child's culture; or

(3) one year of experience as a primary PCA, community health worker, waiver
service provider, or special education assistant to a child with ASD within the previous
five years.

(d) A qualified supervising professional must be employed by an EIDBI agency
and be:

(1) a licensed mental health professional who has at least 2,000 hours of supervised
clinical experience or training in examining or treating children with ASD or equivalent
documented coursework at the graduate level by an accredited university in ASD
diagnostics, ASD developmental and behavioral treatment strategies, and typical child
development; or

(2) a developmental or behavioral pediatrician who has at least 2,000 hours of
supervised clinical experience or training in the examining or treating of children with
ASD or related conditions or equivalent documented coursework at the graduate level
by an accredited university in the areas of ASD diagnostics, ASD developmental and
behavioral treatment strategies, and typical child development.

Subd. 16.

Agency responsibilities.

(a) The agency must:

(1) exercise and protect the service recipient's rights;

(2) offer services that are person-centered and culturally and linguistically
appropriate as required under subdivision 3a;

(3) allow people to make informed decisions concerning CMDE, treatment
recommendations, alternatives considered, and possible risks of services;

(4) have a written policy that identifies steps to resolve issues collaboratively when
possible;

(5) except for emergency situations, provide adequate notice of transition, subject
to staff availability, of transition from EIDBI services prior to implementing a transition
plan with the family;

(6) provide notice as soon as possible when issues arise about provision of EIDBI
services;

(7) provide the legal representative with prompt notification if the child is injured
while being served by the agency. An incident report must be completed by the agency
staff member in charge of the child. Copies of all incident and injury reports must remain
on file at the agency for at least one year. An incident is when any of the following occur:

(i) an illness, accident, or injury which requires first aid treatment;

(ii) a bump or blow to the head; or

(iii) an unusual or unexpected event that jeopardizes the safety of children or staff,
including a child leaving the agency unattended; and

(8) prior to starting services, provide the child or the child's legal representative a
plain-spoken description of the treatment method or methods that the child shall receive,
including the staffing certification levels and training of the staff who shall provide the
treatment or treatments.

(b) When delivering the ITP, and annually thereafter, agencies must provide the
child or the child's legal representative with:

(1) a written copy of the child's rights and agency responsibilities;

(2) a verbal explanation of rights and responsibilities;

(3) reasonable accommodations to provide the information in other formats or
languages as needed to facilitate understanding of the rights and responsibilities; and

(4) documentation in the child's file of the date that the child or the child's
legal representative received a copy and explanation of the client's rights and agency
responsibilities.

Subd. 17.

EIDBI agency qualifications, general requirements, and duties.

(a)
EIDBI agencies delivering services under this section shall:

(1) enroll as a medical assistance Minnesota health care program provider according
to Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0195, and meet all applicable provider standards and
requirements;

(2) demonstrate compliance with federal and state laws for EIDBI;

(3) verify and maintain records of all services provided to the child or the child's
legal representative as required under Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2175 and 9505.2197;

(4) not have had a lead agency contract or provider agreement discontinued due to
a conviction of fraud, or not have had an owner, board member, or manager fail a state
or FBI-based criminal background check or appear on the list of excluded individuals or
entities maintained by the federal Department of Human Services Office of Inspector
General while enrolled or seeking enrollment as a Minnesota health care program provider;

(5) have established business practices that include written policies and procedures,
internal controls, and a system that demonstrates the organization's ability to deliver
quality EIDBI services;

(6) have an office located in Minnesota; and

(7) conduct a criminal background check on an individual who has direct contact
with the child or the child's legal representative.

(b) an EIDBI agency shall:

(1) report maltreatment as required under sections 626.556 and 626.557;

(2) provide the child or the child's legal representative with a copy of the
service-related rights under subdivision 14 at the start of services;

(3) comply with any data requests from the department consistent with the Minnesota
Government Data Practices Act, sections 256B.064 and 256B.27; and

(4) provide training for all agency staff on the Maltreatment of Minors Act and the
Vulnerable Adult Protection Act requirements and responsibilities, including mandated
and voluntary reporting, nonretaliation, and the agency's policy for all staff on how to
report suspected abuse and neglect.

Subd. 18.

Provider shortage; authority for exceptions.

(a) In consultation with the
Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention Advisory Council, including
agencies, professionals, parents of children with ASD, and advocacy organizations, the
commissioner shall determine if a shortage of qualified EIDBI providers exists. For the
purposes of this subdivision, "shortage of qualified EIDBI providers" means a lack of
availability of providers who meet the EIDBI provider qualification requirements under
subdivision 15 that results in the delay of access to timely services under this section, or
that significantly impairs the ability of a provider agency to have sufficient qualified
providers to meet the requirements of this section. The commissioner shall consider
geographic factors when determining the prevalence of a shortage. The commissioner
may determine that a shortage exists only in a specific region of the state, multiple regions
of the state, or statewide. The commissioner shall also consider the availability of various
types of treatment methods covered under this section.

(b) If the commissioner determines that a shortage of qualified providers exists
under paragraph (a), the commissioner, in consultation with the EIDBI Advisory Council
and stakeholders, must establish processes and criteria for granting an exception. The
commissioner may grant an exception to any of the following requirements, but only if an
exception would not compromise child safety nor diminish the quality and effectiveness
of the treatment provided:

(1) EIDBI provider qualifications under this section;

(2) medical assistance provider enrollment requirements under Minnesota Rules,
part 9505.0195; or

(3) applicable provider or agency standards or requirements.

(c) If the commissioner, in consultation with the EIDBI Advisory Council and
stakeholders, determines that a shortage no longer exists, the commissioner must submit a
notice that a shortage no longer exists to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
senate and the house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over health and human
services. The commissioner must post the notice for public comment for 30 days. The
commissioner shall consider all public comments before the commissioner makes a final
determination regarding the termination and timeline for termination of the commissioner's
authority to grant exceptions under this subdivision. Until the shortage ends, the
commissioner shall provide an update annually to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over
health and human services on the status of the provider shortage and exception process.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

Subdivisions 1, 5a, 13, and 18 are effective the day following
final enactment. Subdivisions 2 to 3a, 5, 6 to 9, and 14 to 17 are effective August 1, 2016.
Subdivision 4 is effective January 1, 2017.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 30,
is amended to read:


Subd. 30.

Median total care-related cost per diem and other operating per diem
determined.

(a) The commissioner shall determine the median total care-related per
diem to be used in subdivision 50 and the median other operating per diem to be used in
subdivision 51 using the cost reports from nursing facilities in Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Counties.

(b) The median total care-related per diem shall be equal to the median direct care
cost total care-related per diem for a RUG's weight of 1.00 for facilities located in the
counties listed in paragraph (a).

(c) The median other operating per diem shall be equal to the median other
operating per diem for facilities located in the counties listed in paragraph (a). The other
operating per diem shall be the sum of each facility's administrative costs, dietary costs,
housekeeping costs, laundry costs, and maintenance and plant operations costs divided
by each facility's resident days.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2016.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 66,
is amended to read:


Subd. 66.

Nursing facilities in border cities.

(a) Rate increases under this section
for a facility located in Breckenridge are effective for the rate year beginning January 1,
2016, and annually thereafter,. Rate increases under this section for a facility located in
Moorhead are effective for the rate year beginning January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter.

(b) Operating payment rates of a nonprofit nursing facility that exists on January 1,
2015, is located anywhere within the boundaries of the city of Breckenridge or Moorhead,
and is reimbursed under this section, section 256B.431, or section 256B.434, shall be
adjusted to be equal to the median RUG's rates, including comparable rate components as
determined by the commissioner, for the equivalent RUG's weight of the nonprofit nursing
facility or facilities located in an adjacent city in another state and in cities contiguous
to the adjacent city. The commissioner must make the comparison required under this
subdivision on October 1 of each year. The adjustment under this subdivision applies to
the rates effective on the following January 1.

(c) The Minnesota facility's operating payment rate with a weight of 1.0 shall be
computed by dividing the adjacent city's nursing facilities median operating payment rate
with a weight of 1.02 by 1.02. If the adjustments under this subdivision result in a rate that
exceeds the limits in subdivisions 50 and 51 in a given rate year, the facility's rate shall
not be subject to those limits for that rate year. If a facility's rate is increased under this
subdivision, the facility is not subject to the total care-related limit in subdivision 50 and is
not limited to the other operating price established in subdivision 51. This subdivision
shall apply only if it results in a higher operating payment rate than would otherwise be
determined under this section, section 256B.431, or section 256B.434.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.4912, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 11.

Annual data submission.

(a) In a manner determined by the
commissioner, home and community-based services waiver providers enrolled under this
section shall submit data to the commissioner on the following:

(1) wages of workers;

(2) benefits paid;

(3) staff retention rates;

(4) amount of overtime paid;

(5) amount of travel time paid;

(6) vacancy rates; and

(7) other data elements determined by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner may adjust reporting requirements for an individual
self-employed worker.

(c) This subdivision also applies to a provider of personal care assistance services
under section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; community first services and supports under
section 256B.85; consumer support grants under section 256.476; nursing services and
home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; home care nursing
services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 7; intermediate care facilities for persons
with developmental disabilities under section 256B.501; and day training and habilitation
providers serving residents of intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental
disabilities under section 256B.501.

(d) This data shall be submitted annually each calendar year on a date specified by
the commissioner. The commissioner shall give a provider at least 30 calendar days to
submit the data. Failure to submit the data requested may result in delays to medical
assistance reimbursement.

(e) Individually identifiable data submitted to the commissioner in this section are
considered private data on an individual, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12.

(f) The commissioner shall analyze data annually for workforce assessments and its
impact on service access.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Rate stabilization adjustment.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"implementation period" means the period beginning January 1, 2014, and ending on
the last day of the month in which the rate management system is populated with the
data necessary to calculate rates for substantially all individuals receiving home and
community-based waiver services under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49. "Banding
period" means the time period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending upon the
expiration of the 12-month period defined in paragraph (c), clause (5).

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the historical rate for all service recipients means
the individual reimbursement rate for a recipient in effect on December 1, 2013, except that:

(1) for a day service recipient who was not authorized to receive these waiver
services prior to January 1, 2014; added a new service or services on or after January 1,
2014; or changed providers on or after January 1, 2014, the historical rate must be the
weighted average authorized rate for the each provider number in the county of service,
effective December 1, 2013; or

(2) for a unit-based service with programming or a unit-based service without
programming recipient who was not authorized to receive these waiver services prior to
January 1, 2014; added a new service or services on or after January 1, 2014; or changed
providers on or after January 1, 2014, the historical rate must be the weighted average
authorized rate for each provider number in the county of service, effective December 1,
2013; or

(3) for residential service recipients who change providers on or after January 1,
2014, the historical rate must be set by each lead agency within their county aggregate
budget using their respective methodology for residential services effective December 1,
2013, for determining the provider rate for a similarly situated recipient being served by
that provider.

(c) The commissioner shall adjust individual reimbursement rates determined under
this section so that the unit rate is no higher or lower than:

(1) 0.5 percent from the historical rate for the implementation period;

(2) 0.5 percent from the rate in effect in clause (1), for the 12-month period
immediately following the time period of clause (1);

(3) 0.5 percent from the rate in effect in clause (2), for the 12-month period
immediately following the time period of clause (2);

(4) 1.0 percent from the rate in effect in clause (3), for the 12-month period
immediately following the time period of clause (3);

(5) 1.0 percent from the rate in effect in clause (4), for the 12-month period
immediately following the time period of clause (4); and

(6) no adjustment to the rate in effect in clause (5) for the 12-month period
immediately following the time period of clause (5). During this banding rate period, the
commissioner shall not enforce any rate decrease or increase that would otherwise result
from the end of the banding period. The commissioner shall, upon enactment, seek federal
approval for the addition of this banding period.

(d) The commissioner shall review all changes to rates that were in effect on
December 1, 2013, to verify that the rates in effect produce the equivalent level of spending
and service unit utilization on an annual basis as those in effect on October 31, 2013.

(e) By December 31, 2014, the commissioner shall complete the review in paragraph
(d), adjust rates to provide equivalent annual spending, and make appropriate adjustments.

(f) During the banding period, the Medicaid Management Information System
(MMIS) service agreement rate must be adjusted to account for change in an individual's
need. The commissioner shall adjust the Medicaid Management Information System
(MMIS) service agreement rate by:

(1) calculating a service rate under section 256B.4914, subdivision 6, 7, 8, or 9, for
the individual with variables reflecting the level of service in effect on December 1, 2013;

(2) calculating a service rate under section 256B.4914, subdivision 6, 7, 8, or
9, for the individual with variables reflecting the updated level of service at the time
of application; and

(3) adding to or subtracting from the Medicaid Management Information System
(MMIS) service agreement rate, the difference between the values in clauses (1) and (2).

(g) This subdivision must not apply to rates for recipients served by providers new
to a given county after January 1, 2014. Providers of personal supports services who also
acted as fiscal support entities must be treated as new providers as of January 1, 2014.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Base wage index and standard component values.

(a) The base wage
index is established to determine staffing costs associated with providing services to
individuals receiving home and community-based services. For purposes of developing
and calculating the proposed base wage, Minnesota-specific wages taken from job
descriptions and standard occupational classification (SOC) codes from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics as defined in the most recent edition of the Occupational Handbook must
be used. The base wage index must be calculated as follows:

(1) for residential direct care staff, the sum of:

(i) 15 percent of the subtotal of 50 percent of the median wage for personal and
home health aide (SOC code 39-9021); 30 percent of the median wage for nursing aide
(SOC code 31-1012); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services
aide (SOC code 21-1093); and

(ii) 85 percent of the subtotal of 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide
(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide
(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012);
20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 20
percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(2) for day services, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code
31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);
and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(3) for residential asleep-overnight staff, the wage will be $7.66 per hour, except in
a family foster care setting, the wage is $2.80 per hour;

(4) for behavior program analyst staff, 100 percent of the median wage for mental
health counselors (SOC code 21-1014);

(5) for behavior program professional staff, 100 percent of the median wage for
clinical counseling and school psychologist (SOC code 19-3031);

(6) for behavior program specialist staff, 100 percent of the median wage for
psychiatric technicians (SOC code 29-2053);

(7) for supportive living services staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing
aide (SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC
code 29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide
(SOC code 21-1093);

(8) for housing access coordination staff, 50 percent of the median wage for
community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099); and 50 percent of the
median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(9) for in-home family support staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing
aide (SOC code 31-1012); 30 percent of the median wage for community social service
specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 40 percent of the median wage for social and human
services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric
technician (SOC code 29-2053);

(10) for independent living skills staff, 40 percent of the median wage for community
social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of the median wage for social
and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for
psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);

(11) for supported employment staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide
(SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC
code 29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide
(SOC code 21-1093);

(12) for adult companion staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home
care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);

(13) for night supervision staff, 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide
(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide
(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012);
20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 20
percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(14) for respite staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home care aide
(SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants (SOC code 31-1012);

(15) for personal support staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home
care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);

(16) for supervisory staff, the basic wage is $17.43 per hour with exception of the
supervisor of behavior analyst and behavior specialists, which must be $30.75 per hour;

(17) for registered nurse, the basic wage is $30.82 per hour; and

(18) for licensed practical nurse, the basic wage is $18.64 per hour.

(b) Component values for residential support services are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and

(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(c) Component values for family foster care are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 3.3 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and

(6) absence factor: 1.7 percent.

(d) Component values for day services for all services are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan support ratio: 5.6 percent;

(5) client programming and support ratio: ten percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 1.8 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(e) Component values for unit-based services with programming are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan supports ratio: 3.1 percent;

(5) client programming and supports ratio: 8.6 percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(f) Component values for unit-based services without programming except respite
are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan support ratio: 3.1 percent;

(5) client programming and support ratio: 8.6 percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(g) Component values for unit-based services without programming for respite are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and

(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(h) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the base wage index in paragraph
(a) based on the wage data by standard occupational code (SOC) from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics available on December 31, 2016. The commissioner shall publish these
updated values and load them into the rate management system. This adjustment occurs
every five years. For adjustments in 2021 and beyond, the commissioner shall use the data
available on December 31 of the calendar year five years prior.

(i) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the framework components in
paragraphs (b) to (g); subdivision 6, clauses (8) and (9); and subdivision 7, clauses (16) and
(17), for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The commissioner will adjust these values
higher or lower by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index-All Items, United
States city average (CPI-U) from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2017. The commissioner
shall publish these updated values and load them into the rate management system. This
adjustment occurs every five years. For adjustments in 2021 and beyond, the commissioner
shall use the data available on January 1 of the calendar year four years prior and January
1 of the current calendar year. No later than January 15, 2017, the commissioner shall
make recommendations for the incorporation of the cost of licensing fees as specified
under section 245A.10, subdivision 4, paragraph (m), into the rate framework.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 10,
is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Updating payment values and additional information.

(a) From
January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2017, the commissioner shall develop and
implement uniform procedures to refine terms and adjust values used to calculate payment
rates in this section.

(b) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall, within available resources,
begin to conduct research and gather data and information from existing state systems or
other outside sources on the following items:

(1) differences in the underlying cost to provide services and care across the state; and

(2) mileage, vehicle type, lift requirements, incidents of individual and shared rides,
and units of transportation for all day services, which must be collected from providers
using the rate management worksheet and entered into the rates management system; and

(3) the distinct underlying costs for services provided by a license holder under
sections 245D.05, 245D.06, 245D.07, 245D.071, 245D.081, and 245D.09, and for services
provided by a license holder certified under section 245D.33.

(c) Using a statistically valid set of rates management system data, the commissioner,
in consultation with stakeholders, shall analyze for each service the average difference
in the rate on December 31, 2013, and the framework rate at the individual, provider,
lead agency, and state levels. The commissioner shall issue semiannual reports to the
stakeholders on the difference in rates by service and by county lead agency during the
banding period under section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a. The commissioner shall issue
the first report by October 1, 2014.

(d) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner, in consultation with stakeholders,
shall begin the review and evaluation of the following values already in subdivisions 6 to
9, or issues that impact all services, including, but not limited to:

(1) values for transportation rates for day services;

(2) values for transportation rates in residential services;

(3) values for services where monitoring technology replaces staff time;

(4) values for indirect services;

(5) values for nursing;

(6) component values for independent living skills;

(7) component values for family foster care that reflect licensing requirements;

(8) adjustments to other components to replace the budget neutrality factor;

(9) remote monitoring technology for nonresidential services;

(10) values for basic and intensive services in residential services;

(11) values for the facility use rate in day services, and the weightings used in the
day service ratios and adjustments to those weightings;

(12) values for workers' compensation as part of employee-related expenses;

(13) values for unemployment insurance as part of employee-related expenses;

(14) a component value to reflect costs for individuals with rates previously adjusted
for the inclusion of group residential housing rate 3 costs, only for any individual enrolled
as of December 31, 2013; and

(15) any changes in state or federal law with an impact on the underlying cost of
providing home and community-based services.

(e) The commissioner shall report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of
the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services
policy and finance with the information and data gathered under paragraphs (b) to (d)
on the following dates:

(1) January 15, 2015, with preliminary results and data;

(2) January 15, 2016, with a status implementation update, and additional data
and summary information;

(3) January 15, 2017, with the full report; and

(4) January 15, 2019, with another full report, and a full report once every four
years thereafter.

(f) Based on the commissioner's evaluation of the information and data collected in
paragraphs (b) to (d), the commissioner shall make recommendations to the legislature by
January 15, 2015, to address any issues identified during the first year of implementation.
After January 15, 2015, the commissioner may make recommendations to the legislature
to address potential issues.

(g) The commissioner shall implement a regional adjustment factor to all rate
calculations in subdivisions 6 to 9, effective no later than January 1, 2015. Prior to
implementation, the commissioner shall consult with stakeholders on the methodology to
calculate the adjustment.

(h) The commissioner shall provide a public notice via LISTSERV in October of
each year beginning October 1, 2014, containing information detailing legislatively
approved changes in:

(1) calculation values including derived wage rates and related employee and
administrative factors;

(2) service utilization;

(3) county and tribal lead agency allocation changes; and

(4) information on adjustments made to calculation values and the timing of those
adjustments.

The information in this notice must be effective January 1 of the following year.

(i) No later than July 1, 2016, the commissioner shall develop and implement, in
consultation with stakeholders, a methodology sufficient to determine the shared staffing
levels necessary to meet, at a minimum, health and welfare needs of individuals who
will be living together in shared residential settings, and the required shared staffing
activities described in subdivision 2, paragraph (l). This determination methodology must
ensure staffing levels are adaptable to meet the needs and desired outcomes for current and
prospective residents in shared residential settings.

(j) When the available shared staffing hours in a residential setting are insufficient to
meet the needs of an individual who enrolled in residential services after January 1, 2014,
or insufficient to meet the needs of an individual with a service agreement adjustment
described in section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, paragraph (f), then individual staffing
hours shall be used.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.4914, subdivision 11, is amended to
read:


Subd. 11.

Payment implementation.

Upon implementation of the payment
methodologies under this section, those payment rates supersede rates established in
county lead agency contracts for recipients receiving waiver services under section
256B.092 or 256B.49.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 14,
is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Exceptions.

(a) In a format prescribed by the commissioner, lead
agencies must identify individuals with exceptional needs that cannot be met under the
disability waiver rate system. The commissioner shall use that information to evaluate
and, if necessary, approve an alternative payment rate for those individuals. Whether
granted, denied, or modified, the commissioner shall respond to all exception requests in
writing. The commissioner shall include in the written response the basis for the action
and provide notification of the right to appeal under paragraph (h).

(b) Lead agencies must act on an exception request within 30 days and notify the
initiator of the request of their recommendation in writing. A lead agency shall submit all
exception requests along with its recommendation to the commissioner.

(c) An application for a rate exception may be submitted for the following criteria:

(1) an individual has service needs that cannot be met through additional units
of service;

(2) an individual's rate determined under subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9 is so insufficient
that it has resulted in an individual receiving a notice of discharge from the individual's
provider; or

(3) an individual's service needs, including behavioral changes, require a level of
service which necessitates a change in provider or which requires the current provider to
propose service changes beyond those currently authorized.; or

(4) an individual's service needs cannot be met through a weighted county average
rate as defined in section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a.

(d) Exception requests must include the following information:

(1) the service needs required by each individual that are not accounted for in
subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9;

(2) the service rate requested and the difference from the rate determined in
subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9;

(3) a basis for the underlying costs used for the rate exception and any accompanying
documentation; and

(4) any contingencies for approval.

(e) Approved rate exceptions shall be managed within lead agency allocations under
sections 256B.092 and 256B.49.

(f) Individual disability waiver recipients, an interested party, or the license holder
that would receive the rate exception increase may request that a lead agency submit an
exception request. A lead agency that denies such a request shall notify the individual
waiver recipient, interested party, or license holder of its decision and the reasons for
denying the request in writing no later than 30 days after the request has been made and
shall submit its denial to the commissioner in accordance with paragraph (b). The reasons
for the denial must be based on the failure to meet the criteria in paragraph (c).

(g) The commissioner shall determine whether to approve or deny an exception
request no more than 30 days after receiving the request. If the commissioner denies the
request, the commissioner shall notify the lead agency and the individual disability waiver
recipient, the interested party, and the license holder in writing of the reasons for the denial.

(h) The individual disability waiver recipient may appeal any denial of an exception
request by either the lead agency or the commissioner, pursuant to sections 256.045 and
256.0451. When the denial of an exception request results in the proposed demission of a
waiver recipient from a residential or day habilitation program, the commissioner shall
issue a temporary stay of demission, when requested by the disability waiver recipient,
consistent with the provisions of section 256.045, subdivisions 4a and 6, paragraph (c).
The temporary stay shall remain in effect until the lead agency can provide an informed
choice of appropriate, alternative services to the disability waiver.

(i) Providers may petition lead agencies to update values that were entered
incorrectly or erroneously into the rate management system, based on past service level
discussions and determination in subdivision 4, without applying for a rate exception.

(j) The starting date for the rate exception will be the later of the date of the
recipient's change in support or the date of the request to the lead agency for an exception.

(k) The commissioner shall track all exception requests received and their
dispositions. The commissioner shall issue quarterly public exceptions statistical reports,
including the number of exception requests received and the numbers granted, denied,
withdrawn, and pending. The report shall include the average amount of time required to
process exceptions.

(l) No later than January 15, 2016, the commissioner shall provide research
findings on the estimated fiscal impact, the primary cost drivers, and common population
characteristics of recipients with needs that cannot be met by the framework rates.

(m) No later than July 1, 2016, the commissioner shall develop and implement,
in consultation with stakeholders, a process to determine eligibility for rate exceptions
for individuals with rates determined under the methodology in section 256B.4913,
subdivision 4a. Determination of eligibility for an exception will occur as annual service
renewals are completed.

(n) Approved rate exceptions will be implemented at such time that the individual's
rate is no longer banded and remain in effect in all cases until an individual's needs change
as defined in paragraph (c).

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 15,
is amended to read:


Subd. 15.

County or tribal Lead agency allocations.

(a) Upon implementation of
the disability waiver rates management system on January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall
establish a method of tracking and reporting the fiscal impact of the disability waiver rates
management system on individual lead agencies.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall make annual adjustments to
lead agencies' home and community-based waivered service budget allocations to adjust
for rate differences and the resulting impact on county lead agency allocations upon
implementation of the disability waiver rates system.

(c) Lead agencies exceeding their allocations shall be subject to the provisions under
sections 256B.0916, subdivision 11, and 256B.49, subdivision 26.

Sec. 14. PROVIDER RATE AND GRANT INCREASES EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2016.

(a) The commissioner of human services shall increase reimbursement rates, grants,
allocations, individual limits, and rate limits, as applicable, by 2.72 percent for the rate
period beginning July 1, 2016, for services rendered on or after that date. County or tribal
contracts for services specified in this section must be amended to pass through with these
rate increases within 60 days of the effective date.

(b) The rate changes described in this section must be provided to:

(1) the following services within the home and community-based waiver for persons
with developmental disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.092: extended
personal care, personal support, chore, respite care services except for crisis respite
services, homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports
budgets;

(2) the following services within the community access for disability inclusion
waiver under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49: extended personal care, chore, respite
care services, homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports
budgets;

(3) the following services within the community alternative care waiver under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49: extended personal care, chore, respite care services,
homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;

(4) the following services within the brain injury waiver under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.49: extended personal care, chore, respite care services, homemaker
cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;

(5) the following services within the elderly waiver under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.0915: extended personal care, companion, chore, respite care services,
homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;

(6) the following services within the alternative care program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 256B.0913: personal care, companion, chore, respite care services,
homemaker cleaning services, and consumer-directed community supports budgets;

(7) personal care services and qualified professional supervision of personal care
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a or 19a; and

(8) consumer support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.476.

(c) A managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan receiving state payments
for the services in paragraph (b) must include the increases in paragraph (a) in payments
to providers. To implement the rate increase in this section, capitation rates paid by the
commissioner to managed care organizations under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.69,
shall reflect a 2.72 percent increase for the specified services provided on or after July
1, 2016.

(d) Counties and tribes shall increase the budget for each recipient of
consumer-directed community supports by the amounts in paragraph (a) on the effective
dates in paragraph (a).

(e) To implement the provisions of this section, the commissioner shall increase
applicable service rates in the disability waiver payment system authorized in Minnesota
Statutes, sections 256B.4913 and 256B.4914.

(f) A provider that receives a rate adjustment under paragraph (a) shall use 90
percent of the additional revenue to increase compensation-related costs for employees
directly employed by the program on or after July 1, 2016, except:

(1) persons employed in the central office of a corporation or entity that has an
ownership interest in the provider or exercises control over the provider; and

(2) persons paid by the provider under a management contract.

(g) Compensation-related costs include:

(1) wages and salaries, including overtime and travel time;

(2) the employer's share of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal
unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, and mileage reimbursement;

(3) the employer's share of health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability
insurance, long-term care insurance, uniform allowance, pensions, and contributions to
employee retirement accounts; and

(4) other employee benefits provided, such as training of employees, as specified in
the distribution plan and required under paragraph (i) and approved by the commissioner.

(h) Nothing in this subdivision prevents a provider as an employer from allocating the
increase in revenues across the eligible compensation-related costs listed in paragraph (g).

(i) For a provider that has employees who are represented by an exclusive bargaining
representative, the provider shall obtain a letter of acceptance of the distribution plan
required under paragraph (j) for the members of the bargaining unit, signed by the
exclusive bargaining agent. Upon receipt of the letter of acceptance, the provider shall be
deemed to have met all the requirements of this section for the members of the bargaining
unit. Upon request, the provider shall produce a letter of acceptance for the commissioner.

(j) A provider that receives a rate adjustment under paragraph (a) that is subject to
paragraph (f) shall prepare and, upon request, submit to the commissioner a distribution
plan that specifies the amount of money that is subject to the requirements of paragraph (f)
the provider expects to receive, including the amount of money that will be distributed
to increase compensation for employees. The distribution plan must also include the
provider's policy for scheduling overtime. The provider's policy must not limit the
scheduling of overtime hours where an individual's service needs are unmet without a
worker exceeding 40 hours per week of work, consistent with the monthly work-hour limit
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0659, subdivision 11, paragraph (a), clause (10),
and the service recipient's authorized hours. The provider's overtime scheduling policy
must provide for a process that reliably and expeditiously provides services to recipients.

(k) Within six months of the effective date of the rate adjustment, the provider shall
post the distribution plan required under paragraph (j) for a period of at least six weeks in
an area of the provider's operation to which all eligible employees have access and shall
provide instructions for employees who do not believe they received the wage and other
compensation-related increases specified in the distribution plan. The instructions must
include a mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number that the employees may
use to contact the commissioner or the commissioner's representative.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2016.

Sec. 15. INSTRUCTION TO THE COMMISSIONER.

The commissioner shall amend the medical assistance state plan for the EIDBI
benefit, authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0949, to reference relevant
statutory sections. When duplicative of statutory language, the commissioner shall remove
the language from the state plan.

Sec. 16. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 7, section 55, as
Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0921.

ARTICLE 25

HEALTH CARE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16A.724, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Transfers.

(a) Notwithstanding section 295.581, to the extent available
resources in the health care access fund exceed expenditures in that fund, effective for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, the commissioner of management and budget
shall transfer the excess funds from the health care access fund to the general fund on
June 30 of each year, provided that the amount transferred in fiscal year 2016 shall not
exceed $48,000,000, the amount in fiscal year 2017 shall not exceed $122,000,000, and
the amount in any fiscal biennium thereafter shall not exceed $96,000,000 $244,000,000.
The purpose of this transfer is to meet the rate increase required under Laws 2003, First
Special Session chapter 14, article 13C, section 2, subdivision 6.

(b) For fiscal years 2006 to 2011, MinnesotaCare shall be a forecasted program, and,
if necessary, the commissioner shall reduce these transfers from the health care access
fund to the general fund to meet annual MinnesotaCare expenditures or, if necessary,
transfer sufficient funds from the general fund to the health care access fund to meet
annual MinnesotaCare expenditures.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.497, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(a) "Backward compatible" means that the newer version of a data transmission
standard would retain, at a minimum, the full functionality of the versions previously
adopted, and would permit the successful completion of the applicable transactions with
entities that continue to use the older versions.

(b) "Dispense" or "dispensing" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision
30. Dispensing does not include the direct administering of a controlled substance to a
patient by a licensed health care professional.

(c) "Dispenser" means a person authorized by law to dispense a controlled substance,
pursuant to a valid prescription.

(d) "Electronic media" has the meaning given under Code of Federal Regulations,
title 45, part 160.103.

(e) "E-prescribing" means the transmission using electronic media of prescription
or prescription-related information between a prescriber, dispenser, pharmacy benefit
manager, or group purchaser, either directly or through an intermediary, including
an e-prescribing network. E-prescribing includes, but is not limited to, two-way
transmissions between the point of care and the dispenser and two-way transmissions
related to eligibility, formulary, and medication history information.

(f) "Electronic prescription drug program" means a program that provides for
e-prescribing.

(g) "Group purchaser" has the meaning given in section 62J.03, subdivision 6.

(h) "HL7 messages" means a standard approved by the standards development
organization known as Health Level Seven.

(i) "National Provider Identifier" or "NPI" means the identifier described under Code
of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 162.406.

(j) "NCPDP" means the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, Inc.

(k) "NCPDP Formulary and Benefits Standard" means the National Council for
Prescription Drug Programs Formulary and Benefits Standard, Implementation Guide,
Version 1, Release 0, October 2005.

(l) "NCPDP SCRIPT Standard" means the National Council for Prescription Drug
Programs Prescriber/Pharmacist Interface SCRIPT Standard, Implementation Guide
Version 8, Release 1 (Version 8.1), October 2005, or the most recent standard adopted by
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for e-prescribing under Medicare Part
D as required by section 1860D-4(e)(4)(D) of the Social Security Act, and regulations
adopted under it. The standards shall be implemented according to the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services schedule for compliance. Subsequently released
versions of the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard may be used, provided that the new version
of the standard is backward compatible to the current version adopted by the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(m) "Pharmacy" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 2.

(n) "Prescriber" means a licensed health care practitioner, other than a veterinarian,
as defined in section 151.01, subdivision 23.

(o) "Prescription-related information" means information regarding eligibility for
drug benefits, medication history, or related health or drug information.

(p) "Provider" or "health care provider" has the meaning given in section 62J.03,
subdivision 8.

(q) "Utilization review organization" has the meaning given in section 62M.02,
subdivision 21.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.497, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Standards for electronic prescribing.

(a) Prescribers and dispensers
must use the NCPDP SCRIPT Standard for the communication of a prescription or
prescription-related information. The NCPDP SCRIPT Standard shall be used to conduct
the following transactions:

(1) get message transaction;

(2) status response transaction;

(3) error response transaction;

(4) new prescription transaction;

(5) prescription change request transaction;

(6) prescription change response transaction;

(7) refill prescription request transaction;

(8) refill prescription response transaction;

(9) verification transaction;

(10) password change transaction;

(11) cancel prescription request transaction; and

(12) cancel prescription response transaction.

(b) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must use the NCPDP
SCRIPT Standard for communicating and transmitting medication history information.

(c) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must use the NCPDP
Formulary and Benefits Standard for communicating and transmitting formulary and
benefit information.

(d) Group purchaser, other than workers' compensation plans and the medical
component of automobile insurance coverage, and utilization review organizations must
develop processes to ensure that prescribers can obtain information about covered drugs
from the same class or classes as a drug originally prescribed but denied. This process
must allow communication to the prescriber via telephone, or for the medical assistance
fee-for-service program under chapter 256B via a public Web site.

(d) (e) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must use the national
provider identifier to identify a health care provider in e-prescribing or prescription-related
transactions when a health care provider's identifier is required.

(e) (f) Providers, group purchasers, prescribers, and dispensers must communicate
eligibility information and conduct health care eligibility benefit inquiry and response
transactions according to the requirements of section 62J.536.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 10a.

Drug.

"Drug" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 5.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 11a.

Formulary.

"Formulary" has the meaning given in section 62Q.83,
subdivision 1.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Health benefit plan.

"Health benefit plan" means a policy, contract, or
certificate issued by a health plan company for the coverage of medical, dental, prescription
drug, or hospital benefits. A health benefit plan does not include coverage that is:

(1) limited to disability or income protection coverage;

(2) automobile medical payment coverage;

(3) supplemental to liability insurance;

(4) designed solely to provide payments on a per diem, fixed indemnity, or
nonexpense incurred basis;

(5) credit accident and health insurance issued under chapter 62B;

(6) blanket accident and sickness insurance as defined in section 62A.11;

(7) accident only coverage issued by a licensed and tested insurance agent; or

(8) workers' compensation.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Outpatient services.

"Outpatient services" means procedures or services
performed on a basis other than as an inpatient, and includes obstetrical, psychiatric,
chemical dependency, dental, prescription drug, and chiropractic services.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 14a.

Prescription.

"Prescription" has the meaning given in section 151.01,
subdivision 16a.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 14b.

Prescription drug order.

"Prescription drug order" has the meaning
given in section 151.01, subdivision 16.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:


Subd. 15.

Prior authorization.

"Prior authorization" means utilization review
conducted prior to the delivery of a service, including an outpatient service. Prior
authorization includes, but is not limited to, preadmission review, pretreatment review,
quantity limits, step therapy, utilization, and case management. Prior authorization also
includes any utilization review organization's requirement that an enrollee or provider
notify the utilization review organization prior to providing a service, including an
outpatient service. Reviews performed for emergency medical assistance benefits, medical
assistance waivered services, or the Minnesota restricted recipient program are not prior
authorization.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, subdivision 17, is amended to read:


Subd. 17.

Provider.

"Provider" means a licensed health care facility, physician,
pharmacist, or other health care professional that delivers health care services to an enrollee.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 18a.

Quantity limit.

"Quantity limit" means a limit on the number of doses
of a prescription drug that are covered during a specific time period.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 19a.

Step therapy.

"Step therapy" means clinical practice or other
evidence-based protocols or requirements that specify the sequence in which different
prescription drugs for a given medical condition are to be used by an enrollee before a
drug prescribed by a provider is covered. Step therapy does not include a requirement
for an enrollee to use a generic or biosimilar product considered by the Food and Drug
Administration to be therapeutically equivalent and interchangeable to a branded product,
provided the generic or biosimilar product has not previously been tried by the patient.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.05, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Standard review determination.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 3b, an
initial determination on all requests for utilization review, except a determination related
to prescription drugs, must be communicated to the provider and enrollee in accordance
with this subdivision within ten business days of the request, provided that all information
reasonably necessary to make a determination on the request has been made available to
the utilization review organization.

(b) An initial determination for utilization review on all prescription drug requests
must be communicated to the provider and enrollee in accordance with this subdivision
within five business days of the request, provided that all information reasonably necessary
to make a determination on the request has been made available to the utilization review
organization.

(b) (c) When an initial determination is made to certify, notification must be
provided promptly by telephone to the provider. The utilization review organization
shall send written notification to the provider or shall maintain an audit trail of the
determination and telephone notification. For purposes of this subdivision, "audit trail"
includes documentation of the telephone notification, including the date; the name of the
person spoken to; the enrollee; the service, procedure, or admission certified; and the date
of the service, procedure, or admission. If the utilization review organization indicates
certification by use of a number, the number must be called the "certification number."
For purposes of this subdivision, notification may also be made by facsimile to a verified
number or by electronic mail to a secure electronic mailbox. These electronic forms of
notification satisfy the "audit trail" requirement of this paragraph.

(c) (d) When an initial determination is made not to certify, notification must be
provided by telephone, by facsimile to a verified number, or by electronic mail to a secure
electronic mailbox within one working day after making the determination to the attending
health care professional and hospital as applicable. Written notification must also be sent
to the hospital as applicable and attending health care professional if notification occurred
by telephone. For purposes of this subdivision, notification may be made by facsimile to a
verified number or by electronic mail to a secure electronic mailbox. Written notification
must be sent to the enrollee and may be sent by United States mail, facsimile to a verified
number, or by electronic mail to a secure mailbox. The written notification must include
the principal reason or reasons for the determination and the process for initiating an appeal
of the determination. Upon request, the utilization review organization shall provide the
provider or enrollee with the criteria used to determine the necessity, appropriateness,
and efficacy of the health care service and identify the database, professional treatment
parameter, or other basis for the criteria. Reasons for a determination not to certify may
include, among other things, the lack of adequate information to certify after a reasonable
attempt has been made to contact the provider or enrollee.

(d) (e) When an initial determination is made not to certify, the written notification
must inform the enrollee and the attending health care professional of the right to submit
an appeal to the internal appeal process described in section 62M.06 and the procedure
for initiating the internal appeal. The written notice shall be provided in a culturally and
linguistically appropriate manner consistent with the provisions of the Affordable Care
Act as defined under section 62A.011, subdivision 1a.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.05, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:


Subd. 3b.

Expedited review determination.

(a) An expedited initial determination
must be utilized if the attending health care professional believes that an expedited
determination is warranted.

(b) Notification of an expedited initial determination to either certify or not to
certify, except a determination related to prescription drugs, must be provided to the
hospital, the attending health care professional, and the enrollee as expeditiously as the
enrollee's medical condition requires, but no later than 72 hours from the initial request.
When an expedited initial determination is made not to certify, the utilization review
organization must also notify the enrollee and the attending health care professional of the
right to submit an appeal to the expedited internal appeal as described in section 62M.06
and the procedure for initiating an internal expedited appeal.

(c) Notification of an expedited initial determination to either certify or not to
certify on all prescription drug requests must be provided to the hospital, the attending
health care professional, and the enrollee as expeditiously as the enrollee's medical
condition requires, but no later than 36 hours from the initial request, provided that all the
information reasonably necessary to make a determination has been made available to the
utilization review organization. For state public health care programs administered under
section 256B.69 and chapter 256L, notification must be provided to the hospital, attending
health care provider, or the enrollee as expeditiously as the enrollee's condition requires,
but no later than 36 hours from the initial request, provided that all the information
reasonably necessary to make a determination has been made available to the utilization
review organization. When an expedited initial determination is made not to certify, the
utilization review organization must also notify the enrollee and the attending health care
professional of the right to submit an appeal to the expedited internal appeal as described
in section 62M.06, and the procedure for initiating an internal expedited appeal.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Expedited appeal.

(a) When an initial determination not to certify a
health care service is made prior to or during an ongoing service requiring review
and the attending health care professional believes that the determination warrants an
expedited appeal, the utilization review organization must ensure that the enrollee and the
attending health care professional have an opportunity to appeal the determination over
the telephone on an expedited basis. In such an appeal, the utilization review organization
must ensure reasonable access to its consulting physician or health care provider.

(b) The utilization review organization shall notify the enrollee and attending
health care professional by telephone of its determination, except for determinations
related to prescription drugs, on the expedited appeal as expeditiously as the enrollee's
medical condition requires, but no later than 72 hours after receiving the expedited appeal.
The utilization review organization shall notify the enrollee and attending health care
professional by telephone of its determination on the expedited appeal of a prescription
drug request as expeditiously as the enrollee's medical condition requires, but no later than
36 hours after receiving the expedited appeal.

(c) If the determination not to certify is not reversed through the expedited appeal,
the utilization review organization must include in its notification the right to submit the
appeal to the external appeal process described in section 62Q.73 and the procedure for
initiating the process. This information must be provided in writing to the enrollee and
the attending health care professional as soon as practical.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Standard appeal.

The utilization review organization must establish
procedures for appeals to be made either in writing or by telephone.

(a) A utilization review organization shall notify in writing the enrollee, attending
health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination on the appeal,
except for determinations related to prescription drugs, within 30 days upon receipt of the
notice of appeal. If the utilization review organization cannot make a determination within
30 days due to circumstances outside the control of the utilization review organization, the
utilization review organization may take up to 14 additional days to notify the enrollee,
attending health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination. If the
utilization review organization takes any additional days beyond the initial 30-day period
to make its determination, it must inform the enrollee, attending health care professional,
and claims administrator, in advance, of the extension and the reasons for the extension.

(b) A utilization review organization shall notify in writing the enrollee, attending
health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination on the appeal on a
prescription drug within 15 days upon receipt of the notice of appeal. If the utilization
review organization cannot make a determination on a prescription drug within 15 days
due to circumstances outside the control of the utilization review organization, the
utilization review organization may take up to ten additional days to notify the enrollee,
attending health care professional, and claims administrator of its determination. If the
utilization review organization takes any additional days beyond the initial 15-day period
to make its determination, it must inform the enrollee, attending health care professional,
and claims administrator, in advance, of the extension and the reasons for the extension.

(b) (c) The documentation required by the utilization review organization may
include copies of part or all of the medical record and a written statement from the
attending health care professional.

(c) (d) Prior to upholding the initial determination not to certify for clinical reasons,
the utilization review organization shall conduct a review of the documentation by a
physician who did not make the initial determination not to certify.

(d) (e) The process established by a utilization review organization may include
defining a period within which an appeal must be filed to be considered. The time period
must be communicated to the enrollee and attending health care professional when the
initial determination is made.

(e) (f) An attending health care professional or enrollee who has been unsuccessful
in an attempt to reverse a determination not to certify shall, consistent with section
72A.285, be provided the following:

(1) a complete summary of the review findings;

(2) qualifications of the reviewers, including any license, certification, or specialty
designation; and

(3) the relationship between the enrollee's diagnosis and the review criteria used as
the basis for the decision, including the specific rationale for the reviewer's decision.

(f) (g) In cases of appeal to reverse a determination not to certify for clinical reasons,
the utilization review organization must ensure that a physician of the utilization review
organization's choice in the same or a similar specialty as typically manages the medical
condition, procedure, or treatment under discussion is reasonably available to review
the case.

(g) (h) If the initial determination is not reversed on appeal, the utilization review
organization must include in its notification the right to submit the appeal to the external
review process described in section 62Q.73 and the procedure for initiating the external
process.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.07, is amended to read:


62M.07 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES.

(a) Utilization review organizations conducting prior authorization of services must
have written standards that meet at a minimum the following requirements:

(1) written procedures and criteria used to determine whether care is appropriate,
reasonable, or medically necessary;

(2) a system for providing prompt notification of its determinations to enrollees
and providers and for notifying the provider, enrollee, or enrollee's designee of appeal
procedures under clause (4);

(3) compliance with section 62M.05, subdivisions 3a and 3b, regarding time frames
for approving and disapproving prior authorization requests;

(4) written procedures for appeals of denials of prior authorization which specify the
responsibilities of the enrollee and provider, and which meet the requirements of sections
62M.06 and 72A.285, regarding release of summary review findings; and

(5) procedures to ensure confidentiality of patient-specific information, consistent
with applicable law.

(b) No utilization review organization, health plan company, or claims administrator
may conduct or require prior authorization of emergency confinement or emergency
treatment. The enrollee or the enrollee's authorized representative may be required to
notify the health plan company, claims administrator, or utilization review organization
as soon after the beginning of the emergency confinement or emergency treatment as
reasonably possible.

(c) If prior authorization for a health care service is required, the utilization review
organization, health plan company, or claim administrator must allow providers to submit
requests for prior authorization of the health care services without unreasonable delay
by telephone, facsimile, or voice mail or through an electronic mechanism 24 hours a
day, seven days a week. This paragraph does not apply to dental service covered under
MinnesotaCare, general assistance medical care, or medical assistance.

(d) Any authorization for a prescription drug must remain valid for the duration of
an enrollee's contract term, or for the benefits offered under section 256B.69 or chapter
256L, for the duration of the enrollee's enrollment or one year, whichever is shorter,
provided: the drug continues to be prescribed for a patient with a condition that requires
ongoing medication therapy; the drug has not otherwise been deemed unsafe by the Food
and Drug Administration; the drug has not been withdrawn by the manufacturer or the
Food and Drug Administration; there is no evidence of the enrollee's abuse or misuse
of the prescription drug; or no independent source of research, clinical guidelines, or
evidence-based standards has issued drug-specific warnings or recommended changes
in drug usage. This paragraph does not apply to individuals assigned to the restricted
recipient program under Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245.

(e) No utilization review organization, health plan company, or claims administrator
may impose step therapy requirements for the following drug classes:

(1) immunosuppressants;

(2) antidepressants;

(3) antipsychotics;

(4) anticonvulsants;

(5) antiretrovirals; or

(6) antineoplastics.

(f) No utilization review organization, health plan company, or claims administrator
may impose step therapy requirements for enrollees currently taking a prescription drug
for which the patient satisfied a previous step therapy requirement, as substantiated from
available claims data or provider documentation. This provision does not apply to a
patient who has initiated treatment for a condition with samples provided by a prescriber
and provided that any step therapy requirements subsequently applied are consistent
with evidence-based prescribing practices.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Physician reviewer involvement.

(a) A physician must review all cases
in which the utilization review organization has concluded that a determination not to
certify for clinical reasons is appropriate.

(b) The physician conducting the review must be licensed in this state. This
paragraph does not apply to reviews conducted in connection with policies issued by a
health plan company that is assessed less than three percent of the total amount assessed
by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association.

(c) The physician should be reasonably available by telephone to discuss the
determination with the attending health care professional.

(d) This subdivision does not apply to outpatient mental health or substance abuse
services governed by subdivision 3a.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62M.11, is amended to read:


62M.11 COMPLAINTS TO COMMERCE OR HEALTH.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 62M.01 to 62M.16, an enrollee or
provider may file a complaint regarding compliance with the requirements of this chapter
or regarding a determination not to certify directly to the commissioner responsible for
regulating the utilization review organization.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62Q.81, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Essential health benefits; definition.

For purposes of this section,
"essential health benefits" has the meaning given under section 1302(b) of the Affordable
Care Act and includes:

(1) ambulatory patient services;

(2) emergency services;

(3) hospitalization;

(4) laboratory services;

(5) maternity and newborn care;

(6) mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health
treatment;

(7) pediatric services, including oral and vision care;

(8) prescription drugs;

(9) preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management;

(10) rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices, including services for
autism spectrum disorder treatment specified pursuant to section 62A.3094; and

(11) additional essential health benefits included in the EHB-benchmark plan, as
defined under the Affordable Care Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective upon a formal determination from
the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services that the inclusion of the autism spectrum
disorder treatment services under Minnesota Statutes, section 62Q.81, subdivision 4,
clause (10), as a rehabilitative and habilitative service is not a new state mandate and the
state is not required to cover the cost for the services described under Minnesota Statutes,
section 62A.3094. Upon a formal determination, this section is effective for health plans
issued or renewed on or after January 1 of the next coverage year.

Sec. 22.

[62Q.83] PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT TRANSPARENCY AND
MANAGEMENT.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "Drug" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 5.

(c) "Enrollee contract year" means the 12-month term during which benefits
associated with health plan company products are in effect. For managed care plans
and county-based purchasing plans under section 256B.69 and chapter 256L, it means a
calendar year beginning January through December.

(d) "Formulary" means a list of prescription drugs that have been developed by
clinical and pharmacy experts and represents the health plan company's medically
appropriate and cost-effective prescription drugs approved for use.

(e) "Health plan company" has the meaning given in section 62Q.01, subdivision 4,
and includes an entity that performs pharmacy benefits management for the health plan
company. For purposes of this definition, "pharmacy benefits management" means the
administration or management of prescription drug benefits provided by the health plan
company for the benefit of its enrollees and may include, but is not limited to, procurement
of prescription drugs, clinical formulary development and management services, claims
processing, and rebate contracting and administration.

(f) "Prescription" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 16a.

Subd. 2.

Prescription drug benefit disclosure.

(a) A health plan company that
provides prescription drug benefit coverage and uses a formulary must make its formulary
and related benefit information available by electronic means and, upon request, in
writing, at least 30 days prior to annual renewal dates.

(b) Formularies must be organized and disclosed consistent with the most recent
version of the United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) Model Guidelines.

(c) For each item or category of items on the formulary, the specific enrollee benefit
terms must be identified, including enrollee cost-sharing and expected out-of-pocket costs.

Subd. 3.

Formulary changes.

(a) Once a formulary has been established, a health
plan company may, at any time during the enrollee's contract year:

(1) expand its formulary by adding drugs to the formulary;

(2) reduce co-payments or coinsurance; or

(3) move a drug to a benefit category that reduces an enrollee's cost.

(b) A health plan company may remove a brand name drug from its formulary
or place a brand name drug in a benefit category that increases an enrollee's cost only
upon the addition to the formulary of a generic or multisource brand name drug rated as
therapeutically equivalent according to the FDA Orange Book or a biologic drug rated as
interchangeable according to the FDA Purple Book, at a lower cost to the enrollee, and
upon at least a 60-day notice to prescribers, pharmacists, and affected enrollees.

(c) A health plan company may change utilization review requirements or move
drugs to a benefit category that increases an enrollee's cost during the enrollee's contract
year upon at least a 60-day notice to prescribers, pharmacists, and affected enrollees,
provided that these changes do not apply to enrollees who are currently taking the drugs
affected by these changes for the duration of the enrollee's contract year.

(d) A health plan company may remove any drugs from its formulary that have
been deemed unsafe by the Food and Drug Administration, that have been withdrawn
by either the Food and Drug Administration or the product manufacturer, or where an
independent source of research, clinical guidelines, or evidence-based standards has issued
drug-specific warnings or recommended changes in drug usage.

Subd. 4.

Transition process.

(a) A health plan company must establish and
maintain a transition process to prevent gaps in prescription drug coverage for both
new and continuing enrollees with ongoing prescription drug needs who are affected
by changes in formulary drug availability.

(b) The transition process must provide coverage for at least 60 days.

(c) Any enrollee cost-sharing applied must be based on the defined prescription drug
benefit terms and must be consistent with any cost-sharing that the health plan company
would charge for nonformulary drugs approved under a medication exceptions process.

(d) A health plan company must ensure that written notice is provided to each
affected enrollee and prescriber within three business days after adjudication of the
transition coverage.

Subd. 5.

Medication exceptions process.

(a) Each health plan company must
establish and maintain a medication exceptions process that allows enrollees, providers,
or an enrollee's authorized representative to request and obtain coverage approval in
the following situations:

(1) there is no acceptable clinical alternative listed on the formulary to treat the
enrollee's disease or medical condition;

(2) the prescription listed on the formulary has been ineffective in the treatment of
an enrollee's disease or medical condition or, based on clinical and scientific evidence and
the relevant physical or mental characteristics of the enrollee, is likely to be ineffective or
adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or the enrollee's medication compliance; or

(3) the number of doses that are available under a dose restriction has been
ineffective in the treatment of the enrollee's disease or medical condition or, based on
clinical and scientific evidence and the relevant physical or mental characteristics of
the enrollee, is likely to be ineffective or adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or the
enrollee's medication compliance.

(b) An approved medication exceptions request must remain valid for the duration of
an enrollee's contract term, provided the medication continues to be prescribed for the
same condition, and provided the medication has not otherwise been withdrawn by the
manufacturer or the Food and Drug Administration.

(c) The medication exceptions process must comply with the requirements of
chapter 62M.

Sec. 23.

[62V.041] GOVERNANCE OF THE SHARED ELIGIBILITY SYSTEM.

Subdivision 1.

Definition; shared eligibility system.

"Shared eligibility system"
means the system that supports eligibility determinations using a modified adjusted gross
income methodology for medical assistance under section 256B.056, subdivision 1a,
paragraph (b), clause (1); MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L; and qualified health plan
enrollment under section 62V.05, subdivision 5, paragraph (c).

Subd. 2.

Executive steering committee.

The shared eligibility system shall be
governed and administered by a seven-member executive steering committee. The steering
committee shall consist of two members appointed by the commissioner of human services,
two members appointed by the board, two members appointed by the commissioner of
MN.IT, and one county representative appointed by the commissioner of human services.
The commissioner of human services shall designate one of the members appointed by the
commissioner of human services to serve as chair of the steering committee.

Subd. 3.

Duties.

(a) The steering committee shall establish an overall governance
structure for the shared eligibility system, and shall be responsible for the overall
governance of the system, including setting goals and priorities, allocating the system's
resources, and making major system decisions.

(b) The steering committee shall adopt bylaws, policies, and interagency agreements
necessary to administer the shared eligibility system.

Subd. 4.

Decision making.

The steering committee, to the extent feasible, shall
operate under a consensus model. The steering committee shall make decisions that give
particular attention to parts of the system with the largest enrollments and the greatest risks.

Subd. 5.

Administrative structure.

MN.IT services shall be responsible for the
design, build, maintenance, operation, and upgrade of the information technology for the
shared eligibility system. MN.IT services shall carry out its responsibilities under the
governance of the executive steering committee and this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Operations funding.

(a) Prior to January 1, 2015, MNsure shall retain or
collect up to 1.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market health
plans and dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the cash reserves of MNsure, but
the amount collected shall not exceed a dollar amount equal to 25 percent of the funds
collected under section 62E.11, subdivision 6, for calendar year 2012.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, MNsure shall retain
or collect up to 3.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market
health plans and dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure, but
the amount collected shall not exceed a dollar amount equal to 50 percent of the funds
collected under section 62E.11, subdivision 6, for calendar year 2012.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2017, MNsure shall retain or
collect up to 3.5 percent of total premiums for individual and small group market health
plans and dental plans sold through MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure, but the
amount collected may never exceed a dollar amount greater than 100 percent of the funds
collected under section 62E.11, subdivision 6, for calendar year 2012.

(d) Beginning January 1, 2018, MNsure shall retain or collect up to 1.5 percent of
total premiums for individual health plans and dental plans sold to Minnesota residents
through MNsure and outside of MNsure to fund the operations of MNsure. The amount
collected shall not exceed a dollar amount greater than 100 percent of the funds collected
under section 62E.11, subdivision 6, for calendar year 2012.

(d) (e) For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the commissioner of management and
budget is authorized to provide cash flow assistance of up to $20,000,000 from the
special revenue fund or the statutory general fund under section 16A.671, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), to MNsure. Any funds provided under this paragraph shall be repaid,
with interest, by June 30, 2015.

(e) (f) Funding for the operations of MNsure shall cover any compensation provided
to navigators participating in the navigator program.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.04, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Competitive bidding.

(a) When determined to be effective, economical,
and feasible, the commissioner may utilize volume purchase through competitive bidding
and negotiation under the provisions of chapter 16C, to provide items under the medical
assistance program including but not limited to the following:

(1) eyeglasses;

(2) oxygen. The commissioner shall provide for oxygen needed in an emergency
situation on a short-term basis, until the vendor can obtain the necessary supply from
the contract dealer;

(3) hearing aids and supplies; and

(4) durable medical equipment, including but not limited to:

(i) hospital beds;

(ii) commodes;

(iii) glide-about chairs;

(iv) patient lift apparatus;

(v) wheelchairs and accessories;

(vi) oxygen administration equipment;

(vii) respiratory therapy equipment;

(viii) electronic diagnostic, therapeutic and life-support systems; and

(ix) allergen-reducing products as described in section 256B.0625, subdivision 65,
paragraph (b), clause (3);

(5) nonemergency medical transportation level of need determinations, disbursement
of public transportation passes and tokens, and volunteer and recipient mileage and
parking reimbursements; and

(6) drugs.

(b) Rate changes and recipient cost-sharing under this chapter and chapters 256D and
256L do not affect contract payments under this subdivision unless specifically identified.

(c) The commissioner may not utilize volume purchase through competitive bidding
and negotiation for special transportation services under the provisions of chapter 16C.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.057, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 13.

Presumptive eligibility determinations made by federally qualified
health centers.

The commissioner shall establish a process to qualify federally qualified
health centers, as defined in section 145.9269, subdivision 1, that are participating
providers under the medical assistance program to determine presumptive eligibility for
medical assistance for an applicant who is a pregnant woman or child under the age of
two, and has a basis of eligibility using the modified adjusted gross income methodology
as defined in section 256B.056, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), clause (1).

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section and sections 256B.058
and 256B.0595, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Community spouse" means the spouse of an institutionalized spouse.

(c) "Spousal share" means one-half of the total value of all assets, to the extent that
either the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse had an ownership interest at
the time of the first continuous period of institutionalization.

(d) (c) "Assets otherwise available to the community spouse" means assets
individually or jointly owned by the community spouse, other than assets excluded by
subdivision 5, paragraph (c).

(e) (d) "Community spouse asset allowance" is the value of assets that can be
transferred under subdivision 3.

(f) (e) "Institutionalized spouse" means a person who is:

(1) in a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons with
developmental disabilities, or receiving home and community-based services under
section 256B.0915, and is expected to remain in the facility or institution or receive the
home and community-based services for at least 30 consecutive days; and

(2) married to a person who is not in a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate
care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, and is not receiving home and
community-based services under section 256B.0915, 256B.092, or 256B.49.

(g) (f) "For the sole benefit of" means no other individual or entity can benefit in any
way from the assets or income at the time of a transfer or at any time in the future.

(h) (g) "Continuous period of institutionalization" means a 30-consecutive-day
period of time in which a person is expected to stay in a medical or long-term care facility,
or receive home and community-based services that would qualify for coverage under
the elderly waiver (EW) or alternative care (AC) programs. For a stay in a facility, the
30-consecutive-day period begins on the date of entry into a medical or long-term care
facility. For receipt of home and community-based services, the 30-consecutive-day
period begins on the date that the following conditions are met:

(1) the person is receiving services that meet the nursing facility level of care
determined by a long-term care consultation;

(2) the person has received the long-term care consultation within the past 60 days;

(3) the services are paid by the EW program under section 256B.0915 or the AC
program under section 256B.0913 or would qualify for payment under the EW or AC
programs if the person were otherwise eligible for either program, and but for the receipt
of such services the person would have resided in a nursing facility; and

(4) the services are provided by a licensed provider qualified to provide home and
community-based services.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective June 1, 2016.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Assessment of spousal share marital assets.

At the beginning of the
first continuous period of institutionalization of a person beginning on or after October
1, 1989, at the request of either the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or
Upon application for medical assistance benefits for an institutionalized spouse, the total
value of assets in which either the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse had
have an interest at the time of the first period of institutionalization of 30 days or more
shall be assessed and documented and the spousal share shall be assessed and documented
the community spouse asset allowance calculated as required in subdivision 3.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective June 1, 2016.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Community spouse asset allowance.

An institutionalized spouse may
transfer assets to the community spouse for the sole benefit of the community spouse.
Except for increased amounts allowable under subdivision 4, the maximum amount of
assets allowed to be transferred is the amount which, when added to the assets otherwise
available to the community spouse, is as follows the greater of:

(1) prior to July 1, 1994, the greater of:

(i) $14,148;

(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or

(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse; and

(2) for persons whose date of initial determination of eligibility for medical
assistance following their first continuous period of institutionalization occurs on or after
July 1, 1994, the greater of:

(i) $20,000;

(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or

(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse.

(1) $119,220 subject to an annual adjustment on January 1, 2017, and every January
1 thereafter, equal to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (all items; United States city average) between the two previous Septembers; or

(2) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse.

If the assets available to the community spouse are already at the limit permissible
under this section, or the higher limit attributable to increases under subdivision 4, no assets
may be transferred from the institutionalized spouse to the community spouse. The transfer
must be made as soon as practicable after the date the institutionalized spouse is determined
eligible for medical assistance, or within the amount of time needed for any court order
required for the transfer. On January 1, 1994, and every January 1 thereafter, the limits in
this subdivision shall be adjusted by the same percentage change in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average) between the two
previous Septembers. These adjustments shall also be applied to the limits in subdivision 5.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective June 1, 2016.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.059, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Asset availability.

(a) At the time of initial determination of eligibility for
medical assistance benefits following the first continuous period of institutionalization
on or after October 1, 1989 for an institutionalized spouse, assets considered available
to the institutionalized spouse shall be the total value of all assets in which either spouse
has an ownership interest, reduced by the following amount for the community spouse:
available to the community spouse under subdivision 3.

(1) prior to July 1, 1994, the greater of:

(i) $14,148;

(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or

(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse;

(2) for persons whose date of initial determination of eligibility for medical
assistance following their first continuous period of institutionalization occurs on or after
July 1, 1994, the greater of:

(i) $20,000;

(ii) the lesser of the spousal share or $70,740; or

(iii) the amount required by court order to be paid to the community spouse.

The value of assets transferred for the sole benefit of the community spouse under section
256B.0595, subdivision 4, in combination with other assets available to the community
spouse under this section, cannot exceed the limit for the community spouse asset
allowance determined under subdivision 3 or 4. Assets that exceed this allowance shall
be considered available to the institutionalized spouse. If the community spouse asset
allowance has been increased under subdivision 4, then the assets considered available to
the institutionalized spouse under this subdivision shall be further reduced by the value of
additional amounts allowed under subdivision 4.

(b) An institutionalized spouse may be found eligible for medical assistance even
though assets in excess of the allowable amount are found to be available under paragraph
(a) if the assets are owned jointly or individually by the community spouse, and the
institutionalized spouse cannot use those assets to pay for the cost of care without the
consent of the community spouse, and if: (i) the institutionalized spouse assigns to the
commissioner the right to support from the community spouse under section 256B.14,
subdivision 3; (ii) the institutionalized spouse lacks the ability to execute an assignment
due to a physical or mental impairment; or (iii) the denial of eligibility would cause an
imminent threat to the institutionalized spouse's health and well-being.

(c) After the month in which the institutionalized spouse is determined eligible for
medical assistance, and during the continuous period of institutionalization enrollment, no
assets of the community spouse are considered available to the institutionalized spouse,
unless the institutionalized spouse has been found eligible under paragraph (b).

(d) Assets determined to be available to the institutionalized spouse under this
section must be used for the health care or personal needs of the institutionalized spouse.

(e) For purposes of this section, assets do not include assets excluded under the
Supplemental Security Income program.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective June 1, 2016.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 6.

Temporary application.

(a) During the period in which rules against
spousal impoverishment are temporarily applied according to section 2404 of the Patient
Protection Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, as amended by the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, this section applies to an
institutionalized spouse:

(1) applying for home and community-based waivers under sections 256B.092,
256B.093, and 256B.49 on or after June 1, 2016;

(2) enrolled in home and community-based waivers under sections 256B.092,
256B.093, and 256B.49 before June 1, 2016; or

(3) applying for services under section 256B.85 upon the effective date of that section.

(b) During the applicable period of paragraph (a), the definition of "institutionalized
spouse" in subdivision 1, paragraph (f), also includes an institutionalized spouse
referenced in paragraph (a).

EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.059, subdivision 6,
paragraphs (a), clauses (1) and (3), and (b) are effective June 1, 2016. Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.059, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), is effective March 1, 2017.

(b) Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.059, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clauses (1)
and (2), expire upon notification to the commissioner of human services that the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the continuation of the deeming rules in effect
on May 31, 2016, for the treatment of the assets of a community spouse. The commissioner
of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes when notice is received.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Citizenship requirements.

(a) Eligibility for medical assistance is limited
to citizens of the United States, qualified noncitizens as defined in this subdivision, and
other persons residing lawfully in the United States. Citizens or nationals of the United
States must cooperate in obtaining satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or
nationality according to the requirements of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005,
Public Law 109-171.

(b) "Qualified noncitizen" means a person who meets one of the following
immigration criteria:

(1) admitted for lawful permanent residence according to United States Code, title 8;

(2) admitted to the United States as a refugee according to United States Code,
title 8, section 1157;

(3) granted asylum according to United States Code, title 8, section 1158;

(4) granted withholding of deportation according to United States Code, title 8,
section 1253(h);

(5) paroled for a period of at least one year according to United States Code, title 8,
section 1182(d)(5);

(6) granted conditional entrant status according to United States Code, title 8,
section 1153(a)(7);

(7) determined to be a battered noncitizen by the United States Attorney General
according to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996,
title V of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Bill, Public Law 104-200;

(8) is a child of a noncitizen determined to be a battered noncitizen by the United
States Attorney General according to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996, title V, of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Bill,
Public Law 104-200; or

(9) determined to be a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in section 501(e) of Public
Law 96-422, the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.

(c) All qualified noncitizens who were residing in the United States before August
22, 1996, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for
medical assistance with federal financial participation.

(d) Beginning December 1, 1996, qualified noncitizens who entered the United
States on or after August 22, 1996, and who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements
of this chapter are eligible for medical assistance with federal participation for five years
if they meet one of the following criteria:

(1) refugees admitted to the United States according to United States Code, title 8,
section 1157;

(2) persons granted asylum according to United States Code, title 8, section 1158;

(3) persons granted withholding of deportation according to United States Code,
title 8, section 1253(h);

(4) veterans of the United States armed forces with an honorable discharge for
a reason other than noncitizen status, their spouses and unmarried minor dependent
children; or

(5) persons on active duty in the United States armed forces, other than for training,
their spouses and unmarried minor dependent children.

Beginning July 1, 2010, children and pregnant women who are noncitizens
described in paragraph (b) or who are lawfully present in the United States as defined
in Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 103.12, and who otherwise meet
eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for medical assistance with federal
financial participation as provided by the federal Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009, Public Law 111-3.

(e) Nonimmigrants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter
are eligible for the benefits as provided in paragraphs (f) to (h). For purposes of this
subdivision, a "nonimmigrant" is a person in one of the classes listed in United States
Code, title 8, section 1101(a)(15).

(f) Payment shall also be made for care and services that are furnished to noncitizens,
regardless of immigration status, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of
this chapter, if such care and services are necessary for the treatment of an emergency
medical condition.

(g) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "emergency medical condition" means
a medical condition that meets the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section
1396b(v).

(h)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (g), services that are necessary for the treatment
of an emergency medical condition are limited to the following:

(i) services delivered in an emergency room or by an ambulance service licensed
under chapter 144E that are directly related to the treatment of an emergency medical
condition;

(ii) services delivered in an inpatient hospital setting following admission from an
emergency room or clinic for an acute emergency condition; and

(iii) follow-up services that are directly related to the original service provided
to treat the emergency medical condition and are covered by the global payment made
to the provider.

(2) Services for the treatment of emergency medical conditions do not include:

(i) services delivered in an emergency room or inpatient setting to treat a
nonemergency condition;

(ii) organ transplants, stem cell transplants, and related care;

(iii) services for routine prenatal care;

(iv) continuing care, including long-term care, nursing facility services, home health
care, adult day care, day training, or supportive living services;

(v) elective surgery;

(vi) outpatient prescription drugs, unless the drugs are administered or dispensed as
part of an emergency room visit;

(vii) preventative health care and family planning services;

(viii) rehabilitation services;

(ix) physical, occupational, or speech therapy;

(x) transportation services;

(xi) case management;

(xii) prosthetics, orthotics, durable medical equipment, or medical supplies;

(xiii) dental services;

(xiv) hospice care;

(xv) audiology services and hearing aids;

(xvi) podiatry services;

(xvii) chiropractic services;

(xviii) immunizations;

(xix) vision services and eyeglasses;

(xx) waiver services;

(xxi) individualized education programs; or

(xxii) chemical dependency treatment.

(i) Pregnant noncitizens who are ineligible for federally funded medical assistance
because of immigration status, are not covered by a group health plan or health insurance
coverage according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 457.310, and who
otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for medical
assistance through the period of pregnancy, including labor and delivery, and 60 days
postpartum, to the extent federal funds are available under title XXI of the Social Security
Act, and the state children's health insurance program.

(j) Beginning October 1, 2003, persons who are receiving care and rehabilitation
services from a nonprofit center established to serve victims of torture and are otherwise
ineligible for medical assistance under this chapter are eligible for medical assistance
without federal financial participation. These individuals are eligible only for the period
during which they are receiving services from the center. Individuals eligible under this
paragraph shall not be required to participate in prepaid medical assistance. The nonprofit
center referenced under this paragraph may establish itself as a provider of mental health
targeted case management services through a county contract under section 256.0112,
subdivision 6. If the nonprofit center is unable to secure a contract with a lead county in its
service area, then, notwithstanding the requirements of section 256B.0625, subdivision
20, the commissioner may negotiate a contract with the nonprofit center for provision of
mental health targeted case management services. When serving clients who are not the
financial responsibility of their contracted lead county, the nonprofit center must gain the
concurrence of the county of financial responsibility prior to providing mental health
targeted case management services for those clients.

(k) Notwithstanding paragraph (h), clause (2), the following services are covered as
emergency medical conditions under paragraph (f) except where coverage is prohibited
under federal law:

(1) dialysis services provided in a hospital or freestanding dialysis facility; and

(2) surgery and the administration of chemotherapy, radiation, and related services
necessary to treat cancer if the recipient has a cancer diagnosis that is not in remission and
requires surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment; and

(3) kidney transplant if the person has been diagnosed with end stage renal disease,
is currently receiving dialysis services, and is a potential candidate for a kidney transplant.

(l) Effective July 1, 2013, recipients of emergency medical assistance under this
subdivision are eligible for coverage of the elderly waiver services provided under section
256B.0915, and coverage of rehabilitative services provided in a nursing facility. The
age limit for elderly waiver services does not apply. In order to qualify for coverage, a
recipient of emergency medical assistance is subject to the assessment and reassessment
requirements of section 256B.0911. Initial and continued enrollment under this paragraph
is subject to the limits of available funding.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 9c.

Oral health assessments.

Medical assistance covers oral health
assessments that meet the requirements of this subdivision. An oral health assessment must
use the risk factors established by the commissioner of human services and be conducted
by a licensed dental provider in collaborative practice under section 150A.10, subdivision
1a; 150A.105; or 150A.106, to identify possible signs of oral or systemic disease,
malformation, or injury and the need for referral for diagnosis and treatment. Oral health
assessments are limited to once per patient per year and must be conducted in a community
setting. The provider performing the assessment must document that a formal arrangement
with a licensed dentist for patient referral and follow-up is in place and is being utilized.
The patient referral and follow-up arrangement must allow patients receiving an assessment
under this subdivision to receive follow-up services in a timely manner and establish an
ongoing relationship with a dental provider that is available to serve as the patient's dental
home. If the commissioner determines from an analysis of claims or other information
that the referral and follow-up arrangement is not reasonably effective in ensuring that
patients receive follow-up services, the commissioner may disqualify the treating provider
or the pay-to provider from receiving payment for assessments under this subdivision.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 17a.

Payment for ambulance services.

(a) Medical assistance covers
ambulance services. Providers shall bill ambulance services according to Medicare
criteria. Nonemergency ambulance services shall not be paid as emergencies. Effective
for services rendered on or after July 1, 2001, medical assistance payments for ambulance
services shall be paid at the Medicare reimbursement rate or at the medical assistance
payment rate in effect on July 1, 2000, whichever is greater.

(b) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, medical assistance
payment rates for ambulance services identified in this paragraph are increased by five
percent. Capitation payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing
plans for ambulance services provided on or after January 1, 2017, shall be increased to
reflect this rate increase, and shall require the plans to pass on the full amount of the increase
in the form of higher reimbursement rates to the ambulance service providers identified
in this paragraph. The increased rate described in this paragraph applies to ambulance
service providers whose base of operations as defined in section 144E.10 is located:

(1) outside the metropolitan counties listed in section 473.121, subdivision 4, and
outside the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, St. Cloud, and Rochester; or

(2) within a municipality with a population of less than 1,000.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, subdivision 30, is amended to
read:


Subd. 30.

Other clinic services.

(a) Medical assistance covers rural health clinic
services, federally qualified health center services, nonprofit community health clinic
services, and public health clinic services. Rural health clinic services and federally
qualified health center services mean services defined in United States Code, title 42,
section 1396d(a)(2)(B) and (C). Payment for rural health clinic and federally qualified
health center services shall be made according to applicable federal law and regulation.

(b) A federally qualified health center that is beginning initial operation shall submit
an estimate of budgeted costs and visits for the initial reporting period in the form and
detail required by the commissioner. A federally qualified health center that is already in
operation shall submit an initial report using actual costs and visits for the initial reporting
period. Within 90 days of the end of its reporting period, a federally qualified health
center shall submit, in the form and detail required by the commissioner, a report of
its operations, including allowable costs actually incurred for the period and the actual
number of visits for services furnished during the period, and other information required
by the commissioner. Federally qualified health centers that file Medicare cost reports
shall provide the commissioner with a copy of the most recent Medicare cost report filed
with the Medicare program intermediary for the reporting year which support the costs
claimed on their cost report to the state.

(c) In order to continue cost-based payment under the medical assistance program
according to paragraphs (a) and (b), a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic
must apply for designation as an essential community provider within six months of final
adoption of rules by the Department of Health according to section 62Q.19, subdivision
7. For those federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have applied
for essential community provider status within the six-month time prescribed, medical
assistance payments will continue to be made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) for the
first three years after application. For federally qualified health centers and rural health
clinics that either do not apply within the time specified above or who have had essential
community provider status for three years, medical assistance payments for health services
provided by these entities shall be according to the same rates and conditions applicable
to the same service provided by health care providers that are not federally qualified
health centers or rural health clinics.

(d) Effective July 1, 1999, the provisions of paragraph (c) requiring a federally
qualified health center or a rural health clinic to make application for an essential
community provider designation in order to have cost-based payments made according
to paragraphs (a) and (b) no longer apply.

(e) Effective January 1, 2000, payments made according to paragraphs (a) and (b)
shall be limited to the cost phase-out schedule of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

(f) Effective January 1, 2001, each federally qualified health center and rural health
clinic may elect to be paid either under the prospective payment system established
in United States Code, title 42, section 1396a(aa), or under an alternative payment
methodology consistent with the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section
1396a(aa), and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The
alternative payment methodology shall be 100 percent of cost as determined according to
Medicare cost principles.

(g) For purposes of this section, "nonprofit community clinic" is a clinic that:

(1) has nonprofit status as specified in chapter 317A;

(2) has tax exempt status as provided in Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c)(3);

(3) is established to provide health services to low-income population groups,
uninsured, high-risk and special needs populations, underserved and other special needs
populations;

(4) employs professional staff at least one-half of which are familiar with the
cultural background of their clients;

(5) charges for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to
low-income clients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size; and

(6) does not restrict access or services because of a client's financial limitations or
public assistance status and provides no-cost care as needed.

(h) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2015, all claims for
payment of clinic services provided by federally qualified health centers and rural health
clinics shall be paid by the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the most
feasible method for paying claims from the following options:

(1) federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics submit claims directly
to the commissioner for payment, and the commissioner provides claims information for
recipients enrolled in a managed care or county-based purchasing plan to the plan, on
a regular basis; or

(2) federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics submit claims for
recipients enrolled in a managed care or county-based purchasing plan to the plan, and
those claims are submitted by the plan to the commissioner for payment to the clinic.

(i) For clinic services provided prior to January 1, 2015, the commissioner shall
calculate and pay monthly the proposed managed care supplemental payments to clinics,
and clinics shall conduct a timely review of the payment calculation data in order to
finalize all supplemental payments in accordance with federal law. Any issues arising
from a clinic's review must be reported to the commissioner by January 1, 2017. Upon
final agreement between the commissioner and a clinic on issues identified under this
subdivision, and in accordance with United States Code, title 42, section 1396a(bb), no
supplemental payments for managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan claims
for services provided prior to January 1, 2015, shall be made after June 30, 2017. If the
commissioner and clinics are unable to resolve issues under this subdivision, the parties
shall submit the dispute to the arbitration process under section 14.57.

(j) The commissioner shall seek a federal waiver, authorized under section 1115
of the Social Security Act, in order to obtain federal financial participation at the 100
percent federal matching percentage available to facilities of the Indian Health Service
or tribal organization in accordance with section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act for
expenditures made to organizations dually certified under Title V of the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act, PL-437, and as a federally qualified health center under paragraph
(a) that provides services to American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals eligible for
services under this subdivision.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 31,
is amended to read:


Subd. 31.

Medical supplies and equipment.

(a) Medical assistance covers medical
supplies and equipment. Separate payment outside of the facility's payment rate shall
be made for wheelchairs and wheelchair accessories for recipients who are residents
of intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. Reimbursement for
wheelchairs and wheelchair accessories for ICF/DD recipients shall be subject to the same
conditions and limitations as coverage for recipients who do not reside in institutions. A
wheelchair purchased outside of the facility's payment rate is the property of the recipient.

(b) Vendors of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or medical supplies
must enroll as a Medicare provider.

(c) When necessary to ensure access to durable medical equipment, prosthetics,
orthotics, or medical supplies, the commissioner may exempt a vendor from the Medicare
enrollment requirement if:

(1) the vendor supplies only one type of durable medical equipment, prosthetic,
orthotic, or medical supply;

(2) the vendor serves ten or fewer medical assistance recipients per year;

(3) the commissioner finds that other vendors are not available to provide same or
similar durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or medical supplies; and

(4) the vendor complies with all screening requirements in this chapter and Code of
Federal Regulations, title 42, part 455. The commissioner may also exempt a vendor from
the Medicare enrollment requirement if the vendor is accredited by a Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services approved national accreditation organization as complying with
the Medicare program's supplier and quality standards and the vendor serves primarily
pediatric patients.

(d) Durable medical equipment means a device or equipment that:

(1) can withstand repeated use;

(2) is generally not useful in the absence of an illness, injury, or disability; and

(3) is provided to correct or accommodate a physiological disorder or physical
condition or is generally used primarily for a medical purpose.

(e) Electronic tablets may be considered durable medical equipment if the electronic
tablet will be used as an augmentative and alternative communication system as defined
under subdivision 31a, paragraph (a). To be covered by medical assistance, the device
must be locked in order to prevent use not related to communication.

(f) Notwithstanding the requirement in paragraph (e) that an electronic tablet must
be locked to prevent use not as an augmentative communication device, a recipient of
waiver services may use an electronic tablet for a use not related to communication when
the recipient has been authorized under the waiver to receive one or more additional
applications that can be loaded onto the electronic tablet, such that allowing the additional
use prevents the purchase of a separate electronic tablet with waiver funds.

(g) Allergen-reducing products provided according to subdivision 65, paragraph (b),
clause (3), shall be considered durable medical equipment.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective upon federal approval, but not before
January 1, 2017. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, subdivision 34, is amended to
read:


Subd. 34.

Indian health services facilities.

(a) Medical assistance payments and
MinnesotaCare payments to facilities of the Indian health service and facilities operated
by a tribe or tribal organization under funding authorized by United States Code, title
25, sections 450f to 450n, or title III of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638, for enrollees who are eligible for federal financial
participation, shall be at the option of the facility in accordance with the rate published by
the United States Assistant Secretary for Health under the authority of United States Code,
title 42, sections 248(a) and 249(b). General assistance medical care payments to facilities
of the Indian health services and facilities operated by a tribe or tribal organization for
the provision of outpatient medical care services billed after June 30, 1990, must be in
accordance with the general assistance medical care rates paid for the same services
when provided in a facility other than a facility of the Indian health service or a facility
operated by a tribe or tribal organization. MinnesotaCare payments for enrollees who are
not eligible for federal financial participation at facilities of the Indian health service and
facilities operated by a tribe or tribal organization for the provision of outpatient medical
services must be in accordance with the medical assistance rates paid for the same services
when provided in a facility other than a facility of the Indian health service or a facility
operated by a tribe or tribal organization.

(b) Effective upon federal approval, the medical assistance payments to a dually
certified facility as defined in subdivision 30, paragraph (j), shall be the encounter rate
described in paragraph (a) or a rate that is substantially equivalent for services provided
to American Indians and Alaskan Native populations. The rate established under this
paragraph for dually certified facilities shall not apply to MinnesotaCare payments.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 58,
is amended to read:


Subd. 58.

Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services.

(a)
Medical assistance covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services
(EPSDT). The payment amount for a complete EPSDT screening shall not include charges
for health care services and products that are available at no cost to the provider and shall
not exceed the rate established per Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0445, item M, effective
October 1, 2010.

(b) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payment for a complete
EPSDT screening shall be increased by five percent. Effective January 1, 2017, capitation
payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall be
increased to reflect this increase and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass
on the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates to the providers.
This increase does not apply to federally qualified health centers, rural health centers,
and Indian health services.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 60a.

Community emergency medical technician services.

(a) Medical
assistance covers services provided by a community emergency medical technician
(CEMT) who is certified under section 144E.275, subdivision 7, when the services are
provided in accordance with this subdivision.

(b) A CEMT may provide a posthospital discharge visit when ordered by a treating
physician. The posthospital discharge visit includes:

(1) verbal or visual reminders of discharge orders;

(2) recording and reporting of vital signs to the patient's primary care provider;

(3) medication access confirmation;

(4) food access confirmation; and

(5) identification of home hazards.

(c) An individual who has repeat ambulance calls due to falls, has been discharged
from a nursing home, or identified by the individual's primary care provider as at risk
for nursing home placement, may receive a safety evaluation visit from a CEMT when
ordered by a primary care provider in accordance with the individual's care plan. A safety
evaluation visit includes:

(1) medication access confirmation;

(2) food access confirmation; and

(3) identification of home hazards.

(d) A CEMT shall be paid at $9.75 per 15-minute increment. A safety evaluation visit
may not be billed for the same day as a posthospital discharge visit for the same individual.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2017, or upon federal
approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
of statutes when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 65.

Enhanced asthma care services.

(a) Medical assistance covers enhanced
asthma care services and related products for children with poorly controlled asthma
to be provided in the child's home. To be eligible for services and products under this
subdivision, a child must:

(1) be under 21 years of age;

(2) have poorly controlled asthma;

(3) have, at least one time in the past year, received health care for the child's asthma
from a hospital emergency department or been hospitalized for the treatment of asthma; and

(4) receive a referral for asthma care services and products covered under this
subdivision from a treating health care provider.

(b) Covered asthma care services and products include:

(1) a home assessment for asthma triggers provided by an enrolled healthy homes
specialist currently credentialed by the National Environmental Health Association;

(2) targeted asthma education services in the child's home by an enrolled asthma
educator certified by the National Asthma Educator Certification Board. Asthma
education services provided under this clause include education on self-management,
avoiding asthma triggers, identifying worsening asthma symptoms, and medication uses
and techniques; and

(3) allergen-reducing products recommended for the child by the healthy homes
specialist or the certified asthma educator based on the documented allergies for that child
and proven to reduce asthma triggers identified in the child's home assessment, including:

(i) encasements for mattresses, box springs, and pillows;

(ii) a HEPA vacuum cleaner, filters, and bags;

(iii) a dehumidifier and filters;

(iv) single-room air cleaners and filters;

(v) nontoxic pest control systems, including traps and starter packages of food
storage containers;

(vi) a damp mopping system;

(vii) if the child does not have access to a bed, a waterproof hospital-grade mattress;
and

(viii) furnace filters, for homeowners only.

(c) A child is limited to one home assessment and one visit by a certified asthma
educator to provide education on the use and maintenance of the products listed in
paragraph (b), clause (3). A child may receive an additional home assessment if the child
moves to a new home: (1) develops a new asthma trigger, including tobacco smoke; or
(2) the child's health care provider documents a new allergy for the child, including an
allergy to mold, pests, pets, or dust mites.

(d) The commissioner shall determine the frequency that a child may receive a
product listed in paragraph (b), clause (3), based on the reasonable expected lifetime
of the product.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective upon federal approval, but not before
January 1, 2017. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes
when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Policy and applicability.

(a) It is the policy of this state that
individuals or couples, either or both of whom participate in the medical assistance
program, use their own assets to pay their share of the total cost of their care during or
after their enrollment in the program according to applicable federal law and the laws of
this state. The following provisions apply:

(1) subdivisions 1c to 1k shall not apply to claims arising under this section which
are presented under section 525.313;

(2) the provisions of subdivisions 1c to 1k expanding the interests included in an
estate for purposes of recovery under this section give effect to the provisions of United
States Code, title 42, section 1396p, governing recoveries, but do not give rise to any
express or implied liens in favor of any other parties not named in these provisions;

(3) the continuation of a recipient's life estate or joint tenancy interest in real
property after the recipient's death for the purpose of recovering medical assistance under
this section modifies common law principles holding that these interests terminate on
the death of the holder;

(4) all laws, rules, and regulations governing or involved with a recovery of medical
assistance shall be liberally construed to accomplish their intended purposes;

(5) a deceased recipient's life estate and joint tenancy interests continued under
this section shall be owned by the remainderpersons or surviving joint tenants as their
interests may appear on the date of the recipient's death. They shall not be merged into the
remainder interest or the interests of the surviving joint tenants by reason of ownership.
They shall be subject to the provisions of this section. Any conveyance, transfer, sale,
assignment, or encumbrance by a remainderperson, a surviving joint tenant, or their heirs,
successors, and assigns shall be deemed to include all of their interest in the deceased
recipient's life estate or joint tenancy interest continued under this section; and

(6) the provisions of subdivisions 1c to 1k continuing a recipient's joint tenancy
interests in real property after the recipient's death do not apply to a homestead owned of
record, on the date the recipient dies, by the recipient and the recipient's spouse as joint
tenants with a right of survivorship. Homestead means the real property occupied by the
surviving joint tenant spouse as their sole residence on the date the recipient dies and
classified and taxed to the recipient and surviving joint tenant spouse as homestead property
for property tax purposes in the calendar year in which the recipient dies. For purposes of
this exemption, real property the recipient and their surviving joint tenant spouse purchase
solely with the proceeds from the sale of their prior homestead, own of record as joint
tenants, and qualify as homestead property under section 273.124 in the calendar year
in which the recipient dies and prior to the recipient's death shall be deemed to be real
property classified and taxed to the recipient and their surviving joint tenant spouse as
homestead property in the calendar year in which the recipient dies. The surviving spouse,
or any person with personal knowledge of the facts, may provide an affidavit describing
the homestead property affected by this clause and stating facts showing compliance with
this clause. The affidavit shall be prima facie evidence of the facts it states.

(b) For purposes of this section, "medical assistance" includes the medical assistance
program under this chapter and the general assistance medical care program under chapter
256D and alternative care for nonmedical assistance recipients under section 256B.0913.

(c) For purposes of this section, beginning January 1, 2010, "medical assistance"
does not include Medicare cost-sharing benefits in accordance with United States Code,
title 42, section 1396p.

(d) All provisions in this subdivision, and subdivisions 1d, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i, and 1j,
related to the continuation of a recipient's life estate or joint tenancy interests in real
property after the recipient's death for the purpose of recovering medical assistance, are
effective only for life estates and joint tenancy interests established on or after August 1,
2003. For purposes of this paragraph, medical assistance does not include alternative care.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Estates subject to claims.

(a) If a person receives any medical assistance
hereunder, on the person's death, if single, or on the death of the survivor of a married
couple, either or both of whom received medical assistance, or as otherwise provided for
in this section, the total amount paid for medical assistance rendered as limited under
subdivision 2 for the person and spouse shall be filed as a claim against the estate of the
person or the estate of the surviving spouse in the court having jurisdiction to probate the
estate or to issue a decree of descent according to sections 525.31 to 525.313.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the person's estate must consist of:

(1) the person's probate estate;

(2) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in real property the
person owned as a life tenant or as a joint tenant with a right of survivorship at the time of
the person's death;

(3) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in securities the person
owned in beneficiary form as provided under sections 524.6-301 to 524.6-311 at the time
of the person's death, to the extent the interests or proceeds of those interests become part
of the probate estate under section 524.6-307;

(4) all of the person's interests in joint accounts, multiple-party accounts, and
pay-on-death accounts, brokerage accounts, investment accounts, or the proceeds of
those accounts, as provided under sections 524.6-201 to 524.6-214 at the time of the
person's death to the extent the interests become part of the probate estate under section
524.6-207; and

(5) assets conveyed to a survivor, heir, or assign of the person through survivorship,
living trust, or other arrangements.

(c) For the purpose of this section and recovery in a surviving spouse's estate for
medical assistance paid for a predeceased spouse, the estate must consist of all of the legal
title and interests the deceased individual's predeceased spouse had in jointly owned or
marital property at the time of the spouse's death, as defined in subdivision 2b, and the
proceeds of those interests, that passed to the deceased individual or another individual, a
survivor, an heir, or an assign of the predeceased spouse through a joint tenancy, tenancy
in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust, or other arrangement. A deceased
recipient who, at death, owned the property jointly with the surviving spouse shall have
an interest in the entire property.

(d) For the purpose of recovery in a single person's estate or the estate of a survivor
of a married couple, "other arrangement" includes any other means by which title to all or
any part of the jointly owned or marital property or interest passed from the predeceased
spouse to another including, but not limited to, transfers between spouses which are
permitted, prohibited, or penalized for purposes of medical assistance.

(e) A claim shall be filed if medical assistance was rendered for either or both
persons under one of the following circumstances:

(1) the person was over 55 years of age, and received services under this chapter
prior to January 1, 2014;

(2) the person resided in a medical institution for six months or longer, received
services under this chapter, and, at the time of institutionalization or application for
medical assistance, whichever is later, the person could not have reasonably been expected
to be discharged and returned home, as certified in writing by the person's treating
physician. For purposes of this section only, a "medical institution" means a skilled
nursing facility, intermediate care facility, intermediate care facility for persons with
developmental disabilities, nursing facility, or inpatient hospital; or

(3) the person received general assistance medical care services under chapter
256D.; or

(4) the person was 55 years of age or older and received medical assistance
services on or after January 1, 2014, that consisted of nursing facility services, home and
community-based services, or related hospital and prescription drug benefits.

(f) The claim shall be considered an expense of the last illness of the decedent for
the purpose of section 524.3-805. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a
state or county agency with a claim under this section must be a creditor under section
524.6-307. Any statute of limitations that purports to limit any county agency or the state
agency, or both, to recover for medical assistance granted hereunder shall not apply to any
claim made hereunder for reimbursement for any medical assistance granted hereunder.
Notice of the claim shall be given to all heirs and devisees of the decedent, and to other
persons with an ownership interest in the real property owned by the decedent at the time
of the decedent's death, whose identity can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The
notice must include procedures and instructions for making an application for a hardship
waiver under subdivision 5; time frames for submitting an application and determination;
and information regarding appeal rights and procedures. Counties are entitled to one-half
of the nonfederal share of medical assistance collections from estates that are directly
attributable to county effort. Counties are entitled to ten percent of the collections for
alternative care directly attributable to county effort.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective upon federal approval and applies to
services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, and to claims not paid prior to July 1, 2016.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Limitations on claims.

(a) For services rendered prior to January 1, 2014,
the claim shall include only the total amount of medical assistance rendered after age 55 or
during a period of institutionalization described in subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), and the
total amount of general assistance medical care rendered, and shall not include interest.

(b) For services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, the claim shall include only:

(1) the amount of medical assistance rendered to recipients 55 years of age or older
and that consisted of nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and
related hospital and prescription drug services; and

(2) the total amount of medical assistance rendered during a period of
institutionalization described in subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), clause (2).

The claim shall not include interest. For the purposes of this section, "home and
community-based services" has the same meaning it has when used in United States
Code, title 42, section 1396p(b)(1)(B)(i).

(c) Claims that have been allowed but not paid shall bear interest according to
section 524.3-806, paragraph (d). A claim against the estate of a surviving spouse who did
not receive medical assistance, for medical assistance rendered for the predeceased spouse,
shall be payable from the full value of all of the predeceased spouse's assets and interests
which are part of the surviving spouse's estate under subdivisions 1a and 2b. Recovery of
medical assistance expenses in the nonrecipient surviving spouse's estate is limited to the
value of the assets of the estate that were marital property or jointly owned property at any
time during the marriage. The claim is not payable from the value of assets or proceeds of
assets in the estate attributable to a predeceased spouse whom the individual married after
the death of the predeceased recipient spouse for whom the claim is filed or from assets
and the proceeds of assets in the estate which the nonrecipient decedent spouse acquired
with assets which were not marital property or jointly owned property after the death of
the predeceased recipient spouse. Claims for alternative care shall be net of all premiums
paid under section 256B.0913, subdivision 12, on or after July 1, 2003, and shall be
limited to services provided on or after July 1, 2003. Claims against marital property shall
be limited to claims against recipients who died on or after July 1, 2009.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective upon federal approval and applies to
services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, and to claims not paid prior to July 1, 2016.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.69, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Service delivery.

(a) Each demonstration provider shall be responsible for
the health care coordination for eligible individuals. Demonstration providers:

(1) shall authorize and arrange for the provision of all needed health services
including but not limited to the full range of services listed in sections 256B.02,
subdivision 8, and 256B.0625 in order to ensure appropriate health care is delivered to
enrollees. Notwithstanding section 256B.0621, demonstration providers that provide
nursing home and community-based services under this section shall provide relocation
service coordination to enrolled persons age 65 and over;

(2) shall accept the prospective, per capita payment from the commissioner in return
for the provision of comprehensive and coordinated health care services for eligible
individuals enrolled in the program;

(3) may contract with other health care and social service practitioners to provide
services to enrollees; and

(4) shall institute recipient grievance procedures according to the method established
by the project, utilizing applicable requirements of chapter 62D. Disputes not resolved
through this process shall be appealable to the commissioner as provided in subdivision 11.

(b) Demonstration providers must comply with the standards for claims settlement
under section 72A.201, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, and 8, when contracting with other health
care and social service practitioners to provide services to enrollees. A demonstration
provider must pay a clean claim, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42,
section 447.45(b), within 30 business days of the date of acceptance of the claim.

(c) Managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans must comply with
chapter 62M and section 62Q.83.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Physician reimbursement.

(a) Effective for services rendered on
or after October 1, 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for physician services
as follows:

(1) payment for level one Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' common
procedural coding system codes titled "office and other outpatient services," "preventive
medicine new and established patient," "delivery, antepartum, and postpartum care,"
"critical care," cesarean delivery and pharmacologic management provided to psychiatric
patients, and level three codes for enhanced services for prenatal high risk, shall be paid
at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 25 percent above the rate in effect on June
30, 1992. If the rate on any procedure code within these categories is different than the
rate that would have been paid under the methodology in section 256B.74, subdivision 2,
then the larger rate shall be paid;

(2) payments for all other services shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges,
or (ii) 15.4 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992; and

(3) all physician rates shall be converted from the 50th percentile of 1982 to the 50th
percentile of 1989, less the percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases
except that payment rates for home health agency services shall be the rates in effect
on September 30, 1992.

(b) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2000, payment rates for
physician and professional services shall be increased by three percent over the rates
in effect on December 31, 1999, except for home health agency and family planning
agency services. The increases in this paragraph shall be implemented January 1, 2000,
for managed care.

(c) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2009, payment rates for
physician and professional services shall be reduced by five percent, except that for the
period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, payment rates shall be reduced by 6.5 percent
for the medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs, over the rates in
effect on June 30, 2009. This reduction and the reductions in paragraph (d) do not apply
to office or other outpatient visits, preventive medicine visits and family planning visits
billed by physicians, advanced practice nurses, or physician assistants in a family planning
agency or in one of the following primary care practices: general practice, general internal
medicine, general pediatrics, general geriatrics, and family medicine. This reduction
and the reductions in paragraph (d) do not apply to federally qualified health centers,
rural health centers, and Indian health services. Effective October 1, 2009, payments
made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69,
256B.692, and 256L.12 shall reflect the payment reduction described in this paragraph.

(d) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, payment rates for
physician and professional services shall be reduced an additional seven percent over
the five percent reduction in rates described in paragraph (c). This additional reduction
does not apply to physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech
pathology and related services provided on or after July 1, 2010. This additional reduction
does not apply to physician services billed by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice nurse
with a specialty in mental health. Effective October 1, 2010, payments made to managed
care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69, 256B.692, and
256L.12 shall reflect the payment reduction described in this paragraph.

(e) Effective for services rendered on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30,
2013, payment rates for physician and professional services shall be reduced three percent
from the rates in effect on August 31, 2011. This reduction does not apply to physical
therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech pathology and related services.

(f) Effective for services rendered on or after September 1, 2014, payment rates for
physician and professional services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy,
speech pathology, and mental health services shall be increased by five percent from the
rates in effect on August 31, 2014. In calculating this rate increase, the commissioner
shall not include in the base rate for August 31, 2014, the rate increase provided under
section 256B.76, subdivision 7. This increase does not apply to federally qualified health
centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services. Payments made to managed
care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect payments
under this paragraph.

(g) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2015, payment rates for
physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology and related services provided
by a hospital meeting the criteria specified in section 62Q.19, subdivision 1, paragraph
(a), clause (4), shall be increased by 90 percent from the rates in effect on June 30, 2015.
Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be
adjusted to reflect payments under this paragraph.

(h) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payment rates for
primary care services that were eligible for the rate increase in 2013 and 2014 under
section 1902(a)(13)(c) of the Social Security Act shall be increased by five percent when
that service is provided by a provider meeting one of the following criteria:

(1) a physician certified in the specialties of family medicine, general internal
medicine, pediatric medicine, or obstetric and gynecological medicine; or

(2) a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician other
than a psychiatrist, for whom at least 60 percent of the services for which the provider
received payment under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare were for primary care
evaluation and management services or vaccine administration services under the Vaccines
for Children program. The commissioner shall periodically validate the eligibility of
providers who attest to meeting the criteria established under this clause.

Effective January 1, 2017, capitation payments made to managed care plans
and county-based purchasing plans shall be increased to reflect this increase, and the
commissioner shall require the plans to pass on the full amount of the increase in the form
of higher payment rates to eligible providers. This increase does not apply to federally
qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Dental reimbursement.

(a) Effective for services rendered on or after
October 1, 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for dental services as follows:

(1) dental services shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 25
percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992; and

(2) dental rates shall be converted from the 50th percentile of 1982 to the 50th
percentile of 1989, less the percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases.

(b) Beginning October 1, 1999, the payment for tooth sealants and fluoride treatments
shall be the lower of (1) submitted charge, or (2) 80 percent of median 1997 charges.

(c) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2000, payment rates for
dental services shall be increased by three percent over the rates in effect on December
31, 1999.

(d) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2002, payment for
diagnostic examinations and dental x-rays provided to children under age 21 shall be the
lower of (1) the submitted charge, or (2) 85 percent of median 1999 charges.

(e) The increases listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be implemented January 1,
2000, for managed care.

(f) Effective for dental services rendered on or after October 1, 2010, by a
state-operated dental clinic, payment shall be paid on a reasonable cost basis that is based
on the Medicare principles of reimbursement. This payment shall be effective for services
rendered on or after January 1, 2011, to recipients enrolled in managed care plans or
county-based purchasing plans.

(g) Beginning in fiscal year 2011, if the payments to state-operated dental clinics
in paragraph (f), including state and federal shares, are less than $1,850,000 per fiscal
year, a supplemental state payment equal to the difference between the total payments
in paragraph (f) and $1,850,000 shall be paid from the general fund to state-operated
services for the operation of the dental clinics.

(h) If the cost-based payment system for state-operated dental clinics described in
paragraph (f) does not receive federal approval, then state-operated dental clinics shall be
designated as critical access dental providers under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and shall
receive the critical access dental reimbursement rate as described under subdivision 4,
paragraph (a).

(i) Effective for services rendered on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30,
2013, payment rates for dental services shall be reduced by three percent. This reduction
does not apply to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f).

(j) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, payment rates for
dental services shall be increased by five percent from the rates in effect on December
31, 2013. This increase does not apply to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f),
federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services. Effective
January 1, 2014, payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing
plans under sections 256B.69, 256B.692, and 256L.12 shall reflect the payment increase
described in this paragraph.

(k) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2015, through December
31, 2016, the commissioner shall increase payment rates for services furnished by
dental providers located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area by the maximum
percentage possible above the rates in effect on June 30, 2015, while remaining within
the limits of funding appropriated for this purpose. This increase does not apply to
state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f), federally qualified health centers, rural health
centers, and Indian health services. Effective January 1, 2016, through December 31,
2016, payments to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections
256B.69 and 256B.692 shall reflect the payment increase described in this paragraph. The
commissioner shall require managed care and county-based purchasing plans to pass on
the full amount of the increase, in the form of higher payment rates to dental providers
located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area.

(l) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2017, the commissioner
shall increase payment rates by 9.65 percent for dental services provided outside of
the seven-county metropolitan area. This increase does not apply to state-operated
dental clinics in paragraph (f), federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, or
Indian health services. Effective January 1, 2017, payments to managed care plans and
county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69 and 256B.692 shall reflect the
payment increase described in this paragraph. The commissioner shall require managed
care and county-based purchasing plans to pass on the full amount of the increase in the
form of higher payment rates to dental providers for the dental services that are identified
for the rate increase in this paragraph.

(m) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payment rates for
preventive dental services shall be increased by five percent. Effective January 1, 2017,
capitation payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall
be increased to reflect this increase, and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass
on the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates for these services.
This increase does not apply to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f), federally
qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Critical access dental providers.

(a) Effective for dental services rendered
on or after January 1, 2002, The commissioner shall increase reimbursements to dentists
and dental clinics deemed by the commissioner to be critical access dental providers. For
dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2007 2016, the commissioner shall increase
reimbursement by 35 37.5 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise be
paid to the critical access dental provider, except as specified under paragraph (b). The
commissioner shall pay the managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans in
amounts sufficient to reflect increased reimbursements to critical access dental providers
as approved by the commissioner.

(b) For dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2016, by a dental clinic or dental
group that meets the critical access dental provider designation under paragraph (d),
clause (4), and is owned and operated by a health maintenance organization licensed under
chapter 62D, the commissioner shall increase reimbursement by 35 percent above the
reimbursement rate that would otherwise be paid to the critical access provider.

(b) (c) Critical access dental payments made under paragraph (a) or (b) for dental
services provided by a critical access dental provider to an enrollee of a managed care plan
or county-based purchasing plan must not reflect any capitated payments or cost-based
payments from the managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan. The managed
care plan or county-based purchasing plan must base the additional critical access dental
payment on the amount that would have been paid for that service had the dental provider
been paid according to the managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan's fee
schedule that applies to dental providers that are not paid under a capitated payment
or cost-based payment.

(d) The commissioner shall designate the following dentists and dental clinics as
critical access dental providers:

(1) nonprofit community clinics that:

(i) have nonprofit status in accordance with chapter 317A;

(ii) have tax exempt status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, section
501(c)(3);

(iii) are established to provide oral health services to patients who are low income,
uninsured, have special needs, and are underserved;

(iv) have professional staff familiar with the cultural background of the clinic's
patients;

(v) charge for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to
low-income patients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size;

(vi) do not restrict access or services because of a patient's financial limitations
or public assistance status; and

(vii) have free care available as needed;

(2) federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and public health clinics;

(3) city or county hospital-based dental clinics owned and operated hospital-based
dental clinics by a city, county, or former state hospital as defined in section 62Q.19,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (4);

(4) a dental clinic or dental group owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation in
accordance with chapter 317A with more than 10,000 patient encounters per year with
patients who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare;

(5) a dental clinic owned and operated by the University of Minnesota or the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system; and

(6) private practicing dentists if:

(i) the dentist's office is located within a health professional shortage area as defined
under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42,
section 254E;

(ii) more the seven-county metropolitan area and more than 50 percent of the
dentist's patient encounters per year are with patients who are uninsured or covered by
medical assistance or MinnesotaCare; and or

(iii) the level of service provided by the dentist is critical to maintaining adequate
levels of patient access within the service area in which the dentist operates.

(ii) the dentist's office is located outside the seven-county metropolitan area and
more than 25 percent of the dentist's patient encounters per year are with patients who are
uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.761, is amended to read:


256B.761 REIMBURSEMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

(a) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2001, payment for medication
management provided to psychiatric patients, outpatient mental health services, day
treatment services, home-based mental health services, and family community support
services shall be paid at the lower of (1) submitted charges, or (2) 75.6 percent of the
50th percentile of 1999 charges.

(b) Effective July 1, 2001, the medical assistance rates for outpatient mental health
services provided by an entity that operates: (1) a Medicare-certified comprehensive
outpatient rehabilitation facility; and (2) a facility that was certified prior to January 1,
1993, with at least 33 percent of the clients receiving rehabilitation services in the most
recent calendar year who are medical assistance recipients, will be increased by 38 percent,
when those services are provided within the comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation
facility and provided to residents of nursing facilities owned by the entity.

(c) The commissioner shall establish three levels of payment for mental health
diagnostic assessment, based on three levels of complexity. The aggregate payment under
the tiered rates must not exceed the projected aggregate payments for mental health
diagnostic assessment under the previous single rate. The new rate structure is effective
January 1, 2011, or upon federal approval, whichever is later.

(d) In addition to rate increases otherwise provided, the commissioner may
restructure coverage policy and rates to improve access to adult rehabilitative mental
health services under section 256B.0623 and related mental health support services under
section 256B.021, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), clause (2). For state fiscal years 2015 and
2016, the projected state share of increased costs due to this paragraph is transferred
from adult mental health grants under sections 245.4661 and 256E.12. The transfer for
fiscal year 2016 is a permanent base adjustment for subsequent fiscal years. Payments
made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69,
256B.692, and 256L.12 shall reflect the rate changes described in this paragraph.

(e) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2016, payments for outpatient
mental health services shall be increased by five percent. Effective January 1, 2017,
capitation payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall
be increased to reflect this increase, and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass
on the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates for these services.
This increase is not applicable to federally qualified health centers, rural health centers,
Indian health services, other cost-based rates, rates that are negotiated with the county, or
rates that are established by the federal government.

Sec. 49.

[256B.7625] REIMBURSEMENT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE HOME VISITS.

Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2017, prenatal and postpartum
follow-up home visits provided by public health nurses using evidence-based models
shall be paid $140 per visit. Evidence-based postpartum follow-up home visits must
be administered by home visiting programs that meet the United States Department
of Health and Human Services criteria for evidence-based models and identified by
the commissioner of health as eligible services under the Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting program. Home visits shall be targeted toward pregnant women
and mothers with children up to three years of age. Effective January 1, 2017, capitation
payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall be
increased to reflect this increase and the commissioner shall require the plans to pass on
the full amount of the increase in the form of higher payment rates to the providers.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.766, is amended to read:


256B.766 REIMBURSEMENT FOR BASIC CARE SERVICES.

(a) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2009, total payments for basic
care services, shall be reduced by three percent, except that for the period July 1, 2009,
through June 30, 2011, total payments shall be reduced by 4.5 percent for the medical
assistance and general assistance medical care programs, prior to third-party liability and
spenddown calculation. Effective July 1, 2010, the commissioner shall classify physical
therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech-language pathology and
related services as basic care services. The reduction in this paragraph shall apply to
physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech-language pathology
and related services provided on or after July 1, 2010.

(b) Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall
be reduced for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect the reduction
effective July 1, 2009, and payments made to the plans shall be reduced effective October
1, 2010, to reflect the reduction effective July 1, 2010.

(c) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30,
2013, total payments for outpatient hospital facility fees shall be reduced by five percent
from the rates in effect on August 31, 2011.

(d) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011, through June
30, 2013, total payments for ambulatory surgery centers facility fees, medical supplies
and durable medical equipment not subject to a volume purchase contract, prosthetics
and orthotics, renal dialysis services, laboratory services, public health nursing services,
physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, speech therapy services,
eyeglasses not subject to a volume purchase contract, hearing aids not subject to a volume
purchase contract, and anesthesia services shall be reduced by three percent from the
rates in effect on August 31, 2011.

(e) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2014, payments
for ambulatory surgery centers facility fees, hospice services, renal dialysis services,
laboratory services, public health nursing services, eyeglasses not subject to a volume
purchase contract, and hearing aids not subject to a volume purchase contract shall be
increased by three percent and payments for outpatient hospital facility fees shall be
increased by three percent. Payments made to managed care plans and county-based
purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect payments under this paragraph.

(f) Payments for medical supplies and durable medical equipment not subject to a
volume purchase contract, and prosthetics and orthotics, provided on or after July 1, 2014,
through June 30, 2015, shall be decreased by .33 percent. Payments for medical supplies
and durable medical equipment not subject to a volume purchase contract, and prosthetics
and orthotics, provided on or after July 1, 2015, shall be increased by three percent from
the rates as determined under paragraph (i).

(g) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2015, payments for outpatient
hospital facility fees, medical supplies and durable medical equipment not subject to a
volume purchase contract, prosthetics and orthotics, and laboratory services to a hospital
meeting the criteria specified in section 62Q.19, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (4),
shall be increased by 90 percent from the rates in effect on June 30, 2015. Payments made
to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect
payments under this paragraph.

(h) This section does not apply to physician and professional services, inpatient
hospital services, family planning services, mental health services, dental services,
prescription drugs, medical transportation, federally qualified health centers, rural health
centers, Indian health services, and Medicare cost-sharing.

(i) Effective July 1, 2015, the medical assistance payment rate for durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies shall be restored to the January 1, 2008,
medical assistance fee schedule, updated to include subsequent rate increases in the
Medicare and medical assistance fee schedules, and including following categories of
durable medical equipment shall be individually priced items for the following categories:
enteral nutrition and supplies, customized and other specialized tracheostomy tubes and
supplies, electric patient lifts, and durable medical equipment repair and service. This
paragraph does not apply to medical supplies and durable medical equipment subject to
a volume purchase contract, products subject to the preferred diabetic testing supply
program, and items provided to dually eligible recipients when Medicare is the primary
payer for the item. The commissioner shall not apply any medical assistance rate
reductions to durable medical equipment as a result of Medicare competitive bidding.

(j) Effective July 1, 2015, medical assistance payment rates for durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies shall be increased as follows:

(1) payment rates for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies
that were subject to the Medicare 2008 competitive bid shall be increased by 9.5 percent;
and

(2) payment rates for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies
on the medical assistance fee schedule, whether or not subject to the Medicare 2008
competitive bid, shall be increased by 2.94 percent, with this increase being applied after
calculation of any increased payment rate under clause (1).

This paragraph does not apply to medical supplies and durable medical equipment subject
to a volume purchase contract, products subject to the preferred diabetic testing supply
program, items provided to dually eligible recipients when Medicare is the primary payer
for the item, and individually priced items identified in paragraph (i). Payments made to
managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect the
rate increases in this paragraph.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Child.

"Child" means an individual under 21 years of age, including the
unborn child of a pregnant woman, an emancipated minor, and an emancipated minor's
spouse.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.01, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Income.

"Income" has the meaning given for modified adjusted gross
income, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-1, and means
a household's projected annual income for the applicable tax year current income, or if
income fluctuates month to month, the income for the 12-month eligibility period.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2017.

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.03, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Cost-sharing.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the
MinnesotaCare benefit plan shall include the following cost-sharing requirements for all
enrollees:

(1) $3 per prescription for adult enrollees;

(2) $25 for eyeglasses for adult enrollees;

(3) $3 per nonpreventive visit. For purposes of this subdivision, a "visit" means an
episode of service which is required because of a recipient's symptoms, diagnosis, or
established illness, and which is delivered in an ambulatory setting by a physician or
physician ancillary, chiropractor, podiatrist, nurse midwife, advanced practice nurse,
audiologist, optician, or optometrist;

(4) $6 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room for services
provided through December 31, 2010, and $3.50 effective January 1, 2011; and

(5) a family deductible equal to $2.75 per month per family and adjusted annually
by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the CPI-U for the period
of September to September of the preceding calendar year, rounded to the next-higher
five cent increment.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to children under the age of 21 and to American
Indians as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 447.51.

(c) Paragraph (a), clause (3), does not apply to mental health services.

(d) MinnesotaCare reimbursements to fee-for-service providers and payments to
managed care plans or county-based purchasing plans shall not be increased as a result of
the reduction of the co-payments in paragraph (a), clause (4), effective January 1, 2011.

(e) The commissioner, through the contracting process under section 256L.12,
may allow managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans to waive the family
deductible under paragraph (a), clause (5). The value of the family deductible shall not be
included in the capitation payment to managed care plans and county-based purchasing
plans. Managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall certify annually to the
commissioner the dollar value of the family deductible.

(f) The commissioner shall increase co-payments for covered services in a manner
sufficient to reduce the actuarial value of the benefit to 94 percent for recipients with
incomes not exceeding 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The commissioner
shall increase co-payments for covered services in a manner sufficient to reduce the
actuarial value of the benefit to 87 percent for recipients with incomes greater than
200 percent but not exceeding 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The
commissioner shall increase co-payments for covered services in a manner sufficient to
reduce the actuarial value of the benefit to 80 percent for recipients with incomes greater
than 250 percent but not exceeding 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The
cost-sharing changes described in this paragraph do not apply to eligible recipients or
services exempt from cost-sharing under state law. The cost-sharing changes described in
this paragraph shall not be implemented prior to January 1, 2016.

(g) The cost-sharing changes authorized under paragraph (f) must satisfy the
requirements for cost-sharing under the Basic Health Program as set forth in Code of
Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 600.510 and 600.520.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal
approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
of statutes when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Families with children.

Families with children with family income
above 133 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and equal to or less than 200 275
percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family size shall be eligible
for MinnesotaCare according to this section. All other provisions of sections 256L.01 to
256L.18 shall apply unless otherwise specified. Children under age 19 with family income
at or below 200 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and who are ineligible for
medical assistance by sole reason of the application of federal household composition
rules for medical assistance are eligible for MinnesotaCare.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal
approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
of statutes when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Social Security number required.

(a) Individuals and families applying
for MinnesotaCare coverage must provide a Social Security number if required by Code
of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 155.310(a)(3).

(b) The commissioner shall not deny eligibility to an otherwise eligible applicant
who has applied for a Social Security number and is awaiting issuance of that Social
Security number.

(c) Newborns enrolled under section 256L.05, subdivision 3, are exempt from the
requirements of this subdivision.

(d) Individuals who refuse to provide a Social Security number because of
well-established religious objections are exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.
The term "well-established religious objections" has the meaning given in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 42, section 435.910.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Third-party liability, paternity, and other medical support.

(a) To be
eligible for MinnesotaCare, Individuals and families must may cooperate with the state
agency to identify potentially liable third-party payers and assist the state in obtaining
third-party payments. "Cooperation" includes, but is not limited to, complying with
the notice requirements in section 256B.056, subdivision 9, identifying any third party
who may be liable for care and services provided under MinnesotaCare to the enrollee,
providing relevant information to assist the state in pursuing a potentially liable third
party, and completing forms necessary to recover third-party payments.

(b) A parent, guardian, relative caretaker, or child enrolled in the MinnesotaCare
program must cooperate with the Department of Human Services and the local agency in
establishing the paternity of an enrolled child and in obtaining medical care support and
payments for the child and any other person for whom the person can legally assign rights,
in accordance with applicable laws and rules governing the medical assistance program. A
child shall not be ineligible for or disenrolled from the MinnesotaCare program solely
because the child's parent, relative caretaker, or guardian fails to cooperate in establishing
paternity or obtaining medical support.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Single adults and households with no children.

The definition of eligible
persons includes all individuals and families with no children who have incomes that
are above 133 percent and equal to or less than 200 275 percent of the federal poverty
guidelines for the applicable family size.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal
approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
of statutes when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.04, subdivision 7b,
is amended to read:


Subd. 7b.

Annual income limits adjustment.

The commissioner shall adjust the
income limits under this section annually on January each July 1 as provided described in
Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-1(h) section 256B.056, subdivision 1c.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2017.

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.05, subdivision 3a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Redetermination of eligibility.

(a) An enrollee's eligibility must be
redetermined on an annual basis, in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title
42, section 435.916(a). The period of eligibility is the entire calendar year following the
year in which eligibility is redetermined. Beginning in calendar year 2015, eligibility
redeterminations shall occur during the open enrollment period for qualified health plans as
specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 155.410. The 12-month eligibility
period begins the month of application. Beginning July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall
adjust the eligibility period for enrollees to implement renewals throughout the year
according to guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(b) Each new period of eligibility must take into account any changes in
circumstances that impact eligibility and premium amount. Coverage begins as provided
in section 256L.06.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2017.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.06, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Commissioner's duties and payment.

(a) Premiums are dedicated to the
commissioner for MinnesotaCare.

(b) The commissioner shall develop and implement procedures to: (1) require
enrollees to report changes in income; (2) adjust sliding scale premium payments, based
upon both increases and decreases in enrollee income, at the time the change in income
is reported; and (3) disenroll enrollees from MinnesotaCare for failure to pay required
premiums. Failure to pay includes payment with a dishonored check, a returned automatic
bank withdrawal, or a refused credit card or debit card payment. The commissioner may
demand a guaranteed form of payment, including a cashier's check or a money order, as
the only means to replace a dishonored, returned, or refused payment.

(c) Premiums are calculated on a calendar month basis and may be paid on a
monthly, quarterly, or semiannual basis, with the first payment due upon notice from the
commissioner of the premium amount required. The commissioner shall inform applicants
and enrollees of these premium payment options. Premium payment is required before
enrollment is complete and to maintain eligibility in MinnesotaCare. Premium payments
received before noon are credited the same day. Premium payments received after noon
are credited on the next working day.

(d) Nonpayment of the premium will result in disenrollment from the plan effective
for the calendar month following the month for which the premium was due. Persons
disenrolled for nonpayment may not reenroll prior to the first day of the month following
the payment of an amount equal to two months' premiums.

(e) The commissioner shall forgive the past-due premium for persons disenrolled
under paragraph (d) prior to issuing a premium invoice for the fourth month following
disenrollment.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General requirements.

Individuals enrolled in MinnesotaCare
under section 256L.04, subdivision 1, and individuals enrolled in MinnesotaCare under
section 256L.04, subdivision 7, whose income increases above 200 percent of the federal
poverty guidelines the maximum income eligibility limit in section 256L.04, subdivision 1
or 7, are no longer eligible for the program and shall be disenrolled by the commissioner.
For persons disenrolled under this subdivision, MinnesotaCare coverage terminates the
last day of the calendar month following the month in which the commissioner determines
that sends advance notice in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section
431.211, that indicates the income of a family or individual exceeds program income limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256L.11, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Critical access dental providers.

Effective for dental services provided to
MinnesotaCare enrollees on or after January 1, 2007, through August 31, 2011 July 1,
2016, the commissioner shall increase payment rates to dentists and dental clinics deemed
by the commissioner to be critical access providers under section 256B.76, subdivision
4, by 50 percent above the payment rate that would otherwise be paid to the provider.
Effective for dental services provided on or after September 1, 2011, the commissioner
shall increase the payment rate by 30 32.5 percent above the payment rate that would
otherwise be paid to the provider, except for a dental clinic or dental group described in
section 256B.76, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), in which the commissioner shall increase
the payment rate by 30 percent above the payment rate that would otherwise be paid to
the provider. The commissioner shall pay the prepaid health plans under contract with
the commissioner amounts sufficient to reflect this rate increase. The prepaid health plan
must pass this rate increase to providers who have been identified by the commissioner as
critical access dental providers under section 256B.76, subdivision 4.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.15, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Premium determination for MinnesotaCare.

(a) Families with
children and individuals shall pay a premium determined according to subdivision 2.

(b) Members of the military and their families who meet the eligibility criteria
for MinnesotaCare upon eligibility approval made within 24 months following the end
of the member's tour of active duty shall have their premiums paid by the commissioner.
The effective date of coverage for an individual or family who meets the criteria of this
paragraph shall be the first day of the month following the month in which eligibility is
approved. This exemption applies for 12 months.

(c) Beginning July 1, 2009, American Indians enrolled in MinnesotaCare and their
families shall have their premiums waived by the commissioner in accordance with section
5006 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. An
individual must document indicate status as an American Indian, as defined under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 42, section 447.50, to qualify for the waiver of premiums. The
commissioner shall accept attestation of an individual's status as an American Indian as
verification until the United States Department of Health and Human Services approves
an electronic data source for this purpose.

(d) For premiums effective August 1, 2015, and after, the commissioner, after
consulting with the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over human services, shall increase premiums under subdivision 2
for recipients based on June 2015 program enrollment. Premium increases shall be
sufficient to increase projected revenue to the fund described in section 16A.724 by at
least $27,800,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2017. The commissioner shall publish
the revised premium scale on the Department of Human Services Web site and in the State
Register no later than June 15, 2015. The revised premium scale applies to all premiums
on or after August 1, 2015, in place of the scale under subdivision 2.

(e) By July 1, 2015, the commissioner shall provide the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services the revised
premium scale effective August 1, 2015, and statutory language to codify the revised
premium schedule.

(f) Premium changes authorized under paragraph (d) must only apply to enrollees
not otherwise excluded from paying premiums under state or federal law. Premium
changes authorized under paragraph (d) must satisfy the requirements for premiums for
the Basic Health Program under title 42 of Code of Federal Regulations, section 600.505.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256L.15, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Sliding fee scale; monthly individual or family income.

(a) The
commissioner shall establish a sliding fee scale to determine the percentage of monthly
individual or family income that households at different income levels must pay to obtain
coverage through the MinnesotaCare program. The sliding fee scale must be based on the
enrollee's monthly individual or family income.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2014, MinnesotaCare enrollees shall pay premiums
according to the premium scale specified in paragraph (d).

(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:

(1) children 20 years of age or younger; and

(2) individuals with household incomes below 35 percent of the federal poverty
guidelines.

(d) The following premium scale is established for each individual in the household
who is 21 years of age or older and enrolled in MinnesotaCare:

Federal Poverty Guideline
Greater than or Equal to
 		Less than
 		Individual Premium
Amount
35%
 55%
 $4
55%
 80%
 $6
80%
 90%
 $8
90%
 100%
 $10
100%
 110%
 $12
110%
 120%
$14
120%
 130%
$15
130%
 140%
$16
140%
 150%
 $25
150%
 160%
 $29
160%
 170%
 $33
170%
 180%
 $38
180%
 190%
 $43
190%
 $50

(e) The commissioner shall extend the premium scale specified in paragraph (d) to
include individuals with incomes greater than 200 percent but not exceeding 275 percent
of the federal poverty guidelines, such that individuals with incomes at 201 percent of
the federal poverty guidelines shall pay 4.09 percent of income, individuals with incomes
at 251 percent of the federal poverty guidelines shall pay 7.26 percent of income, and
individuals with incomes at 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines shall pay 8.83
percent of income. The commissioner shall set other premium amounts in a proportional
manner using evenly spaced income steps.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal
approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
of statutes when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 65. FEDERAL WAIVER.

Subdivision 1.

Waiver goals.

(a) The commissioner of human services, in
consultation with the commissioners of health and commerce, and the executive director
of MNsure, shall seek the necessary federal waiver authority from the United States
Department of Health and Human Services to design and operate a seamless and
sustainable health coverage continuum that reduces barriers to care, eases the transition
across the continuum for consumers, and ensures access to comprehensive and affordable
health care coverage. The waiver request shall include all proposals described in this
section and the commissioner shall seek authority to secure all federal funding available
to meet the proposals as described under this section. This includes available Medicaid
funding and all premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies available under United
States Code, title 26, section 36B, and United States Code, title 42, section 18071, as
applicable to each proposal.

(b) The waiver request must incorporate:

(1) the alignment of eligibility, benefits, and enrollment requirements across
insurance affordability programs, including a common income methodology, 12 months of
continuous eligibility for families and children enrolled in medical assistance, consistent
household composition rules, and a common definition of "American Indian";

(2) multipayer alignment across the health care coverage continuum that promotes
health equity, including consistent payment methodologies across payers and products and
similar coverage and contracting requirements across insurance affordability programs
or product options; and

(3) innovative reforms to promote cost neutrality and sustainability, including
prospective and outcome-based payment for collaborative organizations and primary
care providers.

(c) In developing this federal waiver request, the commissioner shall coordinate with
the appropriate state agencies and consult with stakeholder groups and consumers. The
commissioner shall work with the commissioner of health for the purpose of analyzing the
differences in the utilization of services and provider payment rates across markets. The
commissioner may prioritize through separate waiver submissions the proposals described
in paragraph (b) and subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 to the extent necessary to ensure conformity
with the federal waiver application requirements.

(d) The commissioner is authorized to seek any available waivers or federal
approvals to accomplish the goals and proposals under this section prior to January 1, 2018.

Subd. 2.

Expansion of the MinnesotaCare program.

(a) As part of the waiver
request under subdivision 1, the commissioner shall seek authority to:

(1) expand MinnesotaCare to include persons with incomes up to 275 percent of
federal poverty guidelines under section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act;

(2) modify MinnesotaCare premiums and cost-sharing to smooth affordability cliffs
between insurance affordability programs; and

(3) receive for all MinnesotaCare enrollees, including but not limited to those with
incomes at or below 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, the full amount of
advanced premium tax credits, and cost-sharing reductions that these individuals would
have otherwise received if they obtained qualified health plan coverage through MNsure.

(b) The commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care finances when federal approval is
obtained for this proposal.

(c) Upon federal approval, the commissioner is authorized to accept and expend
federal funds that support the purpose of this subdivision.

Subd. 3.

Access to employer health coverage.

The commissioner shall include
in the waiver request under subdivision 1 the ability for individuals who have access to
health coverage through a spouse's or parent's employer that is deemed minimum essential
coverage under Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-2, and the portion of
the annual premium the employee pays for employee and dependent coverage exceeds
the required contribution percentage as described in Code of Federal Regulations, title
26, section 1.36B-2, to:

(1) enroll in the MinnesotaCare program if all eligibility requirements are met,
except for the eligibility requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.07, subdivision
2, paragraph (a); and

(2) be eligible for advanced premium tax credits and cost-sharing credits under Code
of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.36B-2, as applicable to their household income
when purchasing a qualified health plan through MNsure, for individuals whose income is
above the maximum income eligibility limit under Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.04,
subdivision 1 or 7, but less than 400 percent of federal poverty guidelines.

Subd. 4.

MinnesotaCare public option.

(a) The commissioner shall include as
part of the waiver request under subdivision 1, the authority to establish a public option
that allows individuals with income above the maximum income eligibility limit under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.04, subdivision 1 or 7, and who otherwise meet the
MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements to purchase coverage through MinnesotaCare
instead of purchasing a qualified health plan through MNsure, or an individual health
plan offered outside of MNsure. The MinnesotaCare public option shall coordinate
the administration of the public option with the MinnesotaCare program to maximize
efficiency and improve the continuity of care. The commissioner shall seek to implement
mechanisms to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of MinnesotaCare and
mitigate any adverse financial impacts to MNsure. These mechanisms must address issues
related to minimizing adverse selection; the state's financial risk and contribution; and
impacts to premiums in the individual and group insurance market both inside and outside
of MNsure, to health care provider payment rates, and to the financial stability of urban,
rural, and safety net providers.

(b) The commissioner shall also seek federal authority for individuals who qualify
for the purchase option to use advanced tax credits and cost-sharing credits, if eligible, to
purchase the public option and to permit the public option to be offered through MNsure
to be compared with qualified health plans.

(c) The public option shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) establishment of an annual per enrollee premium rate similar to the average rate
paid by the state to managed care plan contractors under Minnesota Statutes, section
256L.12;

(2) establishment of a benefit set equal to the benefits covered under MinnesotaCare
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.03;

(3) limiting annual enrollment to the same annual open enrollment periods
established for MNsure;

(4) ability of the commissioner to adjust the purchase option's actuarial value to a
value no lower than 87 percent;

(5) reimbursement mechanisms for addressing potential reductions in funding for
MNsure operations; and

(6) reimbursement mechanisms for addressing potential increased cost to the
MinnesotaCare program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.

(d) In preparing the actuarial analysis necessary for this portion of the waiver
request, the commissioner may coordinate with the University of Minnesota School of
Public Health.

Subd. 5.

Alternative open enrollment.

(a) The commissioner, in consultation with
the commissioners of commerce and health, shall include in the waiver request under
subdivision 1 the necessary approval to replace the annual open enrollment period in
the individual health market required under the Affordable Care Act with an alternative
open enrollment period for qualified health plans offered through MNsure and individual
health plans offered outside of MNsure. The alternative open enrollment period must be
of equal length as the existing annual open enrollment period and must not begin before
the federal individual tax filing deadline.

(b) The enrollment period described in paragraph (a) shall be limited to a specific
period of time. Special open enrollment periods as defined under the Affordable Care Act
shall continue to apply.

Subd. 6.

Report.

On March 1, 2017, the commissioner shall report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health
care policy and finance on the progress of receiving a federal waiver, including the results
of actuarial analyses on the broader impact to the health insurance market required for
waiver submission and recommendations on necessary statutory changes, including the
expected fiscal impact to the state.

Subd. 7.

Implementation.

Implementation of the proposals contained in the waiver
request under this section shall be contingent upon necessary federal approval, and
subsequent statutory changes and state financial contributions, except for subdivision 2,
which shall be effective January 1, 2018, or upon federal approval, whichever is later.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 66. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; NOTICE.

For all individuals that received medical assistance non-long term care services on
or after July 1, 2014, the commissioner of human services must provide notice of the 2016
amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.15, subdivisions 1a and 2. The notice
must be provided within 90 days from the date of enactment.

Sec. 67. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON A PRIVATIZED STATE-BASED
MARKETPLACE MODEL.

(a) The commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the
commissioners of human services, commerce, health, MN.IT, the executive director of
MNsure, and interested stakeholders, shall develop a request for information to consider
the feasibility for a private vendor to provide the technology functionality for the
individual market and small business health options program (SHOP) market currently
provided by MNsure. The request shall seek options for a privately run automated system
and may involve existing "off-the-shelf" products or customized solutions, or both. The
system must provide certain core functions including eligibility and enrollment functions,
plan management, consumer outreach and assistance, and the ability for consumers to
compare and choose different qualified health plans or group health plans. The system
must have account transfer functionality to accept application handoffs compatible with
the Medicaid and MinnesotaCare eligibility and enrollment system maintained by the
Department of Human Services.

(b) The commissioner shall report to the governor and legislature the results of
the request for information and an analysis of the option for a privatized marketplace,
including estimated costs by December 15, 2016.

Sec. 68. REPEALER.

(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, subdivision 1a, is repealed.

(b) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256L.04, subdivisions 2a and 8; 256L.22;
256L.24; 256L.26; and 256L.28, are repealed.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

Paragraph (a) is effective June 1, 2016. Paragraph (b) is
effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 26

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.3805, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 5.

Radon testing and mitigation data.

Data maintained by the Department
of Health that identify the address of a radon testing or mitigation site, and the name,
address, e-mail address, and telephone number of residents and residential property owners
of a radon testing or mitigation site, are private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.3806, subdivision 22, is amended to read:


Subd. 22.

Medical use of cannabis data.

Data collected under the registry program
authorized under sections 152.22 to 152.37 are governed by sections 152.25, subdivision
1; 152.27, subdivision 8; 152.28, subdivision 2; and 152.37, subdivision 3.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62D.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Application review.

Upon receipt of an application for a certificate
of authority, the commissioner of health shall determine whether the applicant for a
certificate of authority has:

(a) demonstrated the willingness and potential ability to assure that health care
services will be provided in such a manner as to enhance and assure both the availability
and accessibility of adequate personnel and facilities;

(b) arrangements for an ongoing evaluation of the quality of health care, including a
peer review process;

(c) a procedure to develop, compile, evaluate, and report statistics relating to the
cost of its operations, the pattern of utilization of its services, the quality, availability and
accessibility of its services, and such other matters as may be reasonably required by
regulation of the commissioner of health;

(d) reasonable provisions for emergency and out of area health care services;

(e) demonstrated that it is financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to
meet its obligations to enrollees and prospective enrollees. In making this determination,
the commissioner of health shall require the amount of initial net worth required in section
62D.042, compliance with the risk-based capital standards under sections 60A.50 to
60A.592, the deposit required in section 62D.041, and in addition shall consider:

(1) the financial soundness of its arrangements for health care services and the
proposed schedule of charges used in connection therewith;

(2) arrangements which will guarantee for a reasonable period of time the continued
availability or payment of the cost of health care services in the event of discontinuance of
the health maintenance organization; and

(3) agreements with providers for the provision of health care services;

(f) demonstrated that it will assume full financial risk on a prospective basis for
the provision of comprehensive health maintenance services, including hospital care;
provided, however, that the requirement in this paragraph shall not prohibit the following:

(1) a health maintenance organization from obtaining insurance or making
other arrangements (i) for the cost of providing to any enrollee comprehensive health
maintenance services, the aggregate value of which exceeds $5,000 in any year, (ii) for
the cost of providing comprehensive health care services to its members on a nonelective
emergency basis, or while they are outside the area served by the organization, or (iii) for
not more than 95 percent of the amount by which the health maintenance organization's
costs for any of its fiscal years exceed 105 percent of its income for such fiscal years; and

(2) a health maintenance organization from having a provision in a group health
maintenance contract allowing an adjustment of premiums paid based upon the actual
health services utilization of the enrollees covered under the contract, except that at no
time during the life of the contract shall the contract holder fully self-insure the financial
risk of health care services delivered under the contract. Risk sharing arrangements shall
be subject to the requirements of sections 62D.01 to 62D.30;

(g) demonstrated that it has made provisions for and adopted a conflict of interest
policy applicable to all members of the board of directors and the principal officers of the
health maintenance organization. The conflict of interest policy shall include the procedures
described in section 317A.255, subdivisions 1 and 2. However, the commissioner is
not precluded from finding that a particular transaction is an unreasonable expense as
described in section 62D.19 even if the directors follow the required procedures; and

(h) otherwise met the requirements of sections 62D.01 to 62D.30.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62D.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Report requirements.

Such report shall be on forms prescribed by the
commissioner of health, and shall include:

(a) a financial statement of the organization, including its balance sheet and receipts
and disbursements for the preceding year certified by an independent certified public
accountant, reflecting at least (1) all prepayment and other payments received for health
care services rendered, (2) expenditures to all providers, by classes or groups of providers,
and insurance companies or nonprofit health service plan corporations engaged to fulfill
obligations arising out of the health maintenance contract, (3) expenditures for capital
improvements, or additions thereto, including but not limited to construction, renovation
or purchase of facilities and capital equipment, and (4) a supplementary statement of
assets, liabilities, premium revenue, and expenditures for risk sharing business under
section 62D.04, subdivision 1, on forms prescribed by the commissioner;

(b) the number of new enrollees enrolled during the year, the number of group
enrollees and the number of individual enrollees as of the end of the year and the number
of enrollees terminated during the year;

(c) a summary of information compiled pursuant to section 62D.04, subdivision 1,
clause (c), in such form as may be required by the commissioner of health;

(d) a report of the names and addresses of all persons set forth in section 62D.03,
subdivision 4, clause (c), who were associated with the health maintenance organization
or the major participating entity during the preceding year, and the amount of wages,
expense reimbursements, or other payments to such individuals for services to the health
maintenance organization or the major participating entity, as those services relate to the
health maintenance organization, including a full disclosure of all financial arrangements
during the preceding year required to be disclosed pursuant to section 62D.03, subdivision
4, clause (d);

(e) a separate report addressing health maintenance contracts sold to individuals
covered by Medicare, title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended, including the
information required under section 62D.30, subdivision 6; and

(f) data on the number of complaints received and the category of each complaint as
defined by the commissioner. The categories must include but are not limited to access,
communication and behavior, health plan administration, facilities and environment,
coordination of care, and technical competence and appropriateness. The commissioner
must define complaint categories to be used by each health maintenance organization by
July 1, 2017, and the categories must be used by each health maintenance organization
beginning calendar year 2018; and

(f) (g) such other information relating to the performance of the health maintenance
organization as is reasonably necessary to enable the commissioner of health to carry out
the duties under sections 62D.01 to 62D.30.

Sec. 5.

[62D.115] QUALITY OF CARE COMPLAINTS.

Subdivision 1.

Quality of care complaint.

For purposes of this section, "quality of
care complaint" means an expressed dissatisfaction regarding health care services resulting
in potential or actual harm to an enrollee. Quality of care complaints may include but are
not limited to concerns related to provider and staff competence, clinical appropriateness
of services, communications, behavior, facility and environmental considerations, or other
factors that could impact the quality of health care services.

Subd. 2.

Quality of care complaint investigation.

Each health maintenance
organization shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the receipt,
investigation, and resolution of quality of care complaints. The policy and procedures
must be in writing and must meet the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (g).

(a) A health maintenance organization's definition for quality of care complaints
must include the concerns identified in subdivision 1.

(b) A health maintenance organization must classify each quality of care complaint
received by severity level as defined by the commissioner and must have investigation
procedures for each level of severity.

(c) Any complaint with an allegation regarding quality of care or service must
be investigated by the health maintenance organization and the health maintenance
organization must document the investigation process, including documentation that the
complaint was received and investigated, and that each allegation was addressed. The
investigation record must include all related documents, correspondence, summaries,
discussions, consultations, and conferences held in relation to the investigation of the
quality of care complaint in accordance with subdivision 4.

(d) The resolution of a complaint must be supported by evidence and may include
a corrective action plan or a formal response from a provider to the health maintenance
organization if a formal response was submitted to the health maintenance organization.

(e) A medical director review shall be conducted as part of the investigation process
when there is potential for patient harm.

(f) Each quality of care complaint received by a health maintenance organization
must be tracked and trended by the health maintenance organization according to provider
type and the following type of quality of care issue: behavior, facility, environmental,
or technical competence.

(g) The commissioner shall define the quality of care complaints severity levels by
July 1, 2017.

Subd. 3.

Reporting.

(a) Quality of care complaints must be reported as part of the
requirements under section 62D.08, subdivision 3.

(b) All quality of care complaints received by a health maintenance organization
that meet the highest level of severity as defined by the commissioner under subdivision 2
must be reported to the commissioner within ten calendar days of receipt of the complaint.
The commissioner shall investigate each quality of care complaint received under this
paragraph and may contract with experts in health care or medical practice to assist with
the investigation. The commissioner's investigative process shall include the notification
and investigation requirements described in section 214.103 to the extent applicable. The
commissioner shall furnish to the person who made the complaint a written description
of the commissioner's investigative process and any action taken by the commissioner
relating to the complaint, including whether the complaint was referred to the Office of
Health Facility Complaints or a health-related licensing board. If the commissioner takes
corrective action or requires the health maintenance organization to make any corrective
measures of any kind, the nature of the complaint and the action or measures required to
be taken are public data.

(c) The commissioner shall forward any quality of care complaint received by a
health maintenance organization under this subdivision or received directly from an
enrollee of a health maintenance organization that involves the delivery of health care
services by a health care provider or facility to the relevant health-related licensing board
or state agency for further investigation. Prior to forwarding a complaint to the appropriate
board or agency, the commissioner shall obtain the enrollee's consent.

Subd. 4.

Right to external quality of care review.

(a) An enrollee or an individual
acting on behalf of an enrollee who files with the commissioner a quality of care complaint
that involves a health maintenance organization may submit a written request to the
commissioner for an external quality of care review. The enrollee must request an external
review within six months from the date of the adverse event that led to the quality of
care complaint.

(b) If the enrollee requests an external quality of care review, the health maintenance
organization must participate in the external review. The cost of the external quality of
care review shall be borne by the health maintenance organization.

Subd. 5.

Contract.

(a) Pursuant to a request for proposal, the commissioner shall
contract with at least three organizations or business entities to provide independent
external quality of care reviews submitted for external review.

(b) The request for proposal must require that the entity demonstrate:

(1) no conflicts of interest in that it is not owned by, a subsidiary of, or affiliated with
a health maintenance organization, utilization review organization, or a trade organization
of health care providers;

(2) an expertise in dispute resolution;

(3) an expertise in health-related law;

(4) an ability to conduct reviews using a variety of alternative dispute resolution
procedures depending upon the nature of the dispute;

(5) an ability to maintain written records, for at least three years, regarding reviews
conducted and provide data to the commissioners of health and commerce upon request on
reviews conducted;

(6) an ability to ensure confidentiality of medical records and other enrollee
information;

(7) accreditation by a nationally recognized private accrediting organization;

(8) the ability to provide an expedited external review process; and

(9) expertise in clinical medical care and the provision of clinically appropriate
medical care to patients.

(c) The contract shall ensure that the fees for the services rendered by the entity in
connection with the review are reasonable.

Subd. 6.

Process.

(a) Upon receiving a request for an external quality of care
review, the commissioner shall randomly assign the review to one of the external review
entities under contract in accordance with subdivision 5. The assigned external review
entity must provide immediate notice of the review to the enrollee and to the health
maintenance organization. Within ten business days of receiving notice of the review, the
health maintenance organization and the enrollee must provide the assigned external
review entity with any information that the enrollee wishes to be considered. Each party
shall be provided an opportunity to present its version of the facts and arguments. The
assigned external review entity must furnish to the health maintenance organization any
additional information submitted by the enrollee within one business day of receipt. An
enrollee may be assisted or represented by a person of the enrollee's choice.

(b) As part of the external quality of care review process, any aspect of an external
review involving the quality of clinical care must be performed by a health care
professional with expertise in the medical issue being reviewed.

(c) An external quality of care review shall be made as soon as practical but in no
case later than 45 days after receiving the request for an external quality of care review
and must promptly send written notice of the decision and the reasons for it to the enrollee,
the health maintenance organization, and the commissioner.

(d) The external review entity and the clinical reviewer assigned must not have a
material professional, familial, or financial conflict of interest with:

(1) the health maintenance organization that is the subject of the external quality
of care review;

(2) the enrollee, or any parties related to the enrollee, whose treatment is the subject
of the external quality of care review;

(3) any officer, director, or management employee of the health maintenance
organization;

(4) a plan administrator, plan fiduciaries, or plan employees;

(5) the health care provider, the health care provider's group, or practice association
recommending treatment that is the subject of the external quality of care review;

(6) the facility at which the recommended treatment would be provided; or

(7) the developer or manufacturer of the principal drug, device, procedure, or other
therapy being recommended.

(e) An expedited external review must be provided upon the enrollee's request
after receiving:

(1) clinical care that involves a medical condition for which the time frame for
completion of an expedited internal appeal would seriously jeopardize the life or health of
the enrollee or would jeopardize the enrollee's ability to regain maximum function and the
enrollee has simultaneously requested an expedited internal appeal; or

(2) clinical care that concerns an admission, availability of care, continued stay, or
health care service for which the enrollee received emergency services but has not been
discharged from a facility.

(f) The external review entity must make its expedited determination and any
recommendations for actions to ameliorate the effects of adverse clinical care as
expeditiously as possible but within no more than 72 hours after the receipt of the request
for expedited review and notify the enrollee, the health maintenance organization, and the
commissioner of health of the determination.

(g) If the external review entity's notification is not in writing, the external quality
of care review entity must provide written confirmation of the determination within 48
hours of the notification.

Subd. 7.

Records; data practices.

Each health maintenance organization shall
maintain records of all quality of care complaints and their resolution and retain those
records for five years. Notwithstanding section 145.64, the records must be made available
to the commissioner upon request. Records provided to the commissioner under this
subdivision are confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data as defined in
section 13.02, subdivision 3 or 13.

Subd. 8.

Exception.

This section does not apply to quality of care complaints
received by a health maintenance organization from an enrollee who is covered under a
public health care program administered by the commissioner of human services under
chapter 256B or 256L.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.495, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Coordination with national HIT activities.

(a) The commissioner,
in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee, shall update the statewide
implementation plan required under subdivision 2 and released June 2008, to be consistent
with the updated Federal HIT Strategic Plan released by the Office of the National
Coordinator in accordance with section 3001 of the HITECH Act. The statewide plan
shall meet the requirements for a plan required under section 3013 of the HITECH Act.

(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee,
shall work to ensure coordination between state, regional, and national efforts to support
and accelerate efforts to effectively use health information technology to improve the
quality and coordination of health care and the continuity of patient care among health
care providers, to reduce medical errors, to improve population health, to reduce health
disparities, and to reduce chronic disease. The commissioner's coordination efforts shall
include but not be limited to:

(1) assisting in the development and support of health information technology
regional extension centers established under section 3012(c) of the HITECH Act to
provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices; and

(2) providing supplemental information to the best practices gathered by regional
centers to ensure that the information is relayed in a meaningful way to the Minnesota
health care community.;

(3) providing financial and technical support to Minnesota health care providers to
encourage implementation of admission, discharge and transfer alerts, and care summary
document exchange transactions and to evaluate the impact of health information
technology on cost and quality of care;

(4) providing educational resources and technical assistance to health care providers
and patients related to state and national privacy, security, and consent laws governing
clinical health information. In carrying out these activities, the commissioner's technical
assistance does not constitute legal advice;

(5) assessing Minnesota's legal, financial, and regulatory framework for health
information exchange, and making recommendations for modifications that would
strengthen the ability of Minnesota health care providers to securely exchange data
in compliance with patient preferences and in a way that is efficient and financially
sustainable; and

(6) seeking public input on both patient impact and costs associated with
requirements related to patient consent for release of health records for the purposes of
treatment, payment, and health care operations, as required in section 144.293, subdivision
2. The commissioner shall provide a report to the legislature on the findings of this public
input process no later than February 1, 2017.

(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee, shall
monitor national activity related to health information technology and shall coordinate
statewide input on policy development. The commissioner shall coordinate statewide
responses to proposed federal health information technology regulations in order to ensure
that the needs of the Minnesota health care community are adequately and efficiently
addressed in the proposed regulations. The commissioner's responses may include, but
are not limited to:

(1) reviewing and evaluating any standard, implementation specification, or
certification criteria proposed by the national HIT standards committee;

(2) reviewing and evaluating policy proposed by the national HIT policy committee
relating to the implementation of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure;

(3) monitoring and responding to activity related to the development of quality
measures and other measures as required by section 4101 of the HITECH Act. Any
response related to quality measures shall consider and address the quality efforts required
under chapter 62U; and

(4) monitoring and responding to national activity related to privacy, security, and
data stewardship of electronic health information and individually identifiable health
information.

(d) To the extent that the state is either required or allowed to apply, or designate an
entity to apply for or carry out activities and programs under section 3013 of the HITECH
Act, the commissioner of health, in consultation with the e-Health Advisory Committee
and the commissioner of human services, shall be the lead applicant or sole designating
authority. The commissioner shall make such designations consistent with the goals and
objectives of sections 62J.495 to 62J.497 and 62J.50 to 62J.61.

(e) The commissioner of human services shall apply for funding necessary to
administer the incentive payments to providers authorized under title IV of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

(f) The commissioner shall include in the report to the legislature information on the
activities of this subdivision and provide recommendations on any relevant policy changes
that should be considered in Minnesota.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62J.496, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Account establishment.

(a) An account is established to:

(1) finance the purchase of certified electronic health records or qualified electronic
health records as defined in section 62J.495, subdivision 1a;

(2) enhance the utilization of electronic health record technology, which may include
costs associated with upgrading the technology to meet the criteria necessary to be a
certified electronic health record or a qualified electronic health record;

(3) train personnel in the use of electronic health record technology; and

(4) improve the secure electronic exchange of health information.

(b) Amounts deposited in the account, including any grant funds obtained through
federal or other sources, loan repayments, and interest earned on the amounts shall
be used only for awarding loans or loan guarantees, as a source of reserve and security
for leveraged loans, for activities authorized in section 62J.495, subdivision 4, or for
the administration of the account.

(c) The commissioner may accept contributions to the account from private sector
entities subject to the following provisions:

(1) the contributing entity may not specify the recipient or recipients of any loan
issued under this subdivision;

(2) the commissioner shall make public the identity of any private contributor to the
loan fund, as well as the amount of the contribution provided;

(3) the commissioner may issue letters of commendation or make other awards that
have no financial value to any such entity; and

(4) a contributing entity may not specify that the recipient or recipients of any loan
use specific products or services, nor may the contributing entity imply that a contribution
is an endorsement of any specific product or service.

(d) The commissioner may use the loan funds to reimburse private sector entities
for any contribution made to the loan fund. Reimbursement to private entities may not
exceed the principle amount contributed to the loan fund.

(e) The commissioner may use funds deposited in the account to guarantee, or
purchase insurance for, a local obligation if the guarantee or purchase would improve
credit market access or reduce the interest rate applicable to the obligation involved.

(f) The commissioner may use funds deposited in the account as a source of revenue
or security for the payment of principal and interest on revenue or general obligation
bonds issued by the state if the proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited into
the loan fund.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 62U.04, subdivision 11, is
amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Restricted uses of the all-payer claims data.

(a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and subdivision 5, paragraph (b), the commissioner or the
commissioner's designee shall only use the data submitted under subdivisions 4 and 5 for
the following purposes:

(1) to evaluate the performance of the health care home program as authorized under
sections 256B.0751, subdivision 6, and 256B.0752, subdivision 2;

(2) to study, in collaboration with the reducing avoidable readmissions effectively
(RARE) campaign, hospital readmission trends and rates;

(3) to analyze variations in health care costs, quality, utilization, and illness burden
based on geographical areas or populations;

(4) to evaluate the state innovation model (SIM) testing grant received by the
Departments of Health and Human Services, including the analysis of health care cost,
quality, and utilization baseline and trend information for targeted populations and
communities; and

(5) to compile one or more public use files of summary data or tables that must:

(i) be available to the public for no or minimal cost by March 1, 2016, and available
by Web-based electronic data download by June 30, 2019;

(ii) not identify individual patients, payers, or providers;

(iii) be updated by the commissioner, at least annually, with the most current data
available;

(iv) contain clear and conspicuous explanations of the characteristics of the data,
such as the dates of the data contained in the files, the absence of costs of care for uninsured
patients or nonresidents, and other disclaimers that provide appropriate context; and

(v) not lead to the collection of additional data elements beyond what is authorized
under this section as of June 30, 2015.

(b) The commissioner may publish the results of the authorized uses identified
in paragraph (a) so long as the data released publicly do not contain information or
descriptions in which the identity of individual hospitals, clinics, or other providers may
be discerned.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from
using the data collected under subdivision 4 to complete the state-based risk adjustment
system assessment due to the legislature on October 1, 2015.

(d) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may use the data submitted
under subdivisions 4 and 5 for the purpose described in paragraph (a), clause (3), until
July 1, 2016 2019.

(e) The commissioner shall consult with the all-payer claims database work group
established under subdivision 12 regarding the technical considerations necessary to create
the public use files of summary data described in paragraph (a), clause (5).

(f) The commissioner shall develop a community input process to advise the
commissioner in the identification of high priority analyses to be conducted pursuant to
paragraph (a), clause (3), and in the creation of additional public use files of summary
data described in paragraph (a), clause (5).

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.061, is amended to read:


144.061 EARLY DENTAL PREVENTION INITIATIVE.

Subdivision 1.

Prevention initiative.

(a) The commissioner of health, in
collaboration with the commissioner of human services, shall implement a statewide
initiative to increase awareness among communities of color and recent immigrants on
the importance of early preventive dental intervention for infants and toddlers before
and after primary teeth appear.

(b) The commissioner shall develop educational materials and information for
expectant and new parents within the targeted communities that include the importance
of early dental care to prevent early cavities, including proper cleaning techniques and
feeding habits, before and after primary teeth appear.

(c) The commissioner shall develop a distribution plan to ensure that the materials
are distributed to expectant and new parents within the targeted communities, including,
but not limited to, making the materials available to health care providers, community
clinics, WIC sites, and other relevant sites within the targeted communities.

(d) In developing these materials and distribution plan, the commissioner shall work
collaboratively with members of the targeted communities, dental providers, pediatricians,
child care providers, and home visiting nurses.

(e) The commissioner shall, with input from stakeholders listed in paragraph (d),
develop and pilot incentives to encourage early dental care within one year of an infant's
teeth erupting. Effective July 1, 2017, for the incentives required under this paragraph
for fiscal year 2018, the commissioner shall implement the incentive pilot described in
subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.

Incentive pilot.

(a) For the purpose of determining the effectiveness of
this initiative, the commissioner shall designate up to three communities of color or of
recent immigrants, with at least one of the designated communities located outside the
seven-county metropolitan area, and work with each designated community to ensure that
the educational materials and information are distributed in accordance with subdivision
1. The commissioner shall assist the designated community with developing strategies
to encourage early dental care within one year of an infant's teeth erupting, including
outreach through ethnic radio, Web casts, and local cable programs, and incentives that are
geared toward the ethnic groups residing in the designated communities.

(b) The commissioner shall develop measurable outcomes, including a baseline
measurement in order to evaluate whether the educational materials, information,
strategies, and incentives increased the numbers of infants and toddlers receiving early
preventive dental intervention and care. The evaluation of this incentive pilot shall assist
the commissioner with the continued development of community incentives to encourage
early dental care within targeted communities required under subdivision 1, paragraph (e).

Sec. 10.

[144.0615] STATEWIDE SCHOOL-BASED SEALANT GRANT
PROGRAM.

(a) The commissioner of health shall develop a statewide coordinated dental sealant
program to improve access to preventive dental services for school-aged children. The
program shall focus on developing the data tools necessary to identify the public schools
in the state with students ages six to nine who are in the greatest need of preventive dental
care based on the percentage of students who are low income and who are either enrolled
in a public health care program or uninsured, and have no access to a school-based sealant
program. In creating this program, the commissioner shall develop an implementation
plan that identifies statewide needs, establishes outcome measures, and provides an
evaluation process based on the outcome measures established.

(b) The commissioner shall award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide
school-based sealant programs. The grants shall be available to expand existing
school-based sealant programs and to create new programs in schools that have been
identified as underserved high-risk schools.

(c) By March 15, 2018, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care,
describing the implementation plan, including the data tools developed; the outcome
measures; the number of grants awarded; and the location of the schools participating in
the grants and the results of the evaluation of the program in terms of improving access to
sealants for school-aged children ages six to nine.

Sec. 11.

[144.1912] GREATER MINNESOTA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

(c) "Eligible family medicine residency program" means a program that meets the
following criteria:

(1) is located in Minnesota outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in
section 473.121, subdivision 4;

(2) is accredited as a family medicine residency program or is a candidate for
accreditation;

(3) is focused on the education and training of family medicine physicians to serve
communities outside the metropolitan area; and

(4) demonstrates that over the most recent three years, at least 25 percent of its
graduates practice in Minnesota communities outside the metropolitan area.

Subd. 2.

Program administration.

(a) The commissioner shall award family
medicine residency grants to existing, eligible, not-for-profit family medicine residency
programs to support current and new residency positions. Funds shall be allocated first to
proposed new family medicine residency positions, and remaining funds shall be allocated
proportionally based on the number of existing residents in eligible programs. The
commissioner may fund a new residency position for up to three years.

(b) Grant funds awarded may only be spent to cover the costs of:

(1) establishing, maintaining, or expanding training for family medicine residents;

(2) recruitment, training, and retention of residents and faculty;

(3) travel and lodging for residents; and

(4) faculty, resident, and preceptor salaries.

(c) Grant funds shall not be used to supplant any other government or private funds
available for these purposes.

Subd. 3.

Applications.

Eligible family medicine residency programs seeking a
grant must apply to the commissioner. The application must include objectives, a related
work plan and budget, a description of the number of new and existing residency positions
that will be supported using grant funds, and additional information the commissioner
determines to be necessary. The commissioner shall determine whether applications are
complete and responsive and may require revisions or additional information before
awarding a grant.

Subd. 4.

Program oversight.

The commissioner shall require and collect from
family medicine residency programs receiving grants, information necessary to administer
and evaluate the program. The evaluation shall include the scope of expansion of new
residency positions and information describing specific programs to enhance current
residency positions, which may include facility improvements. The commissioner shall
continue to collect data on greater Minnesota family residency shortages.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Rulemaking.

The commissioner of health shall adopt rules for establishing
licensure requirements and enforcement of applicable laws and rules work standards
relating to indoor radon in dwellings and other buildings, with the exception of newly
constructed Minnesota homes according to section 326B.106, subdivision 6. The
commissioner shall coordinate, oversee, and implement all state functions in matters
concerning the presence, effects, measurement, and mitigation of risks of radon in
dwellings and other buildings.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

System tag.

All radon mitigation systems installed in Minnesota on or
after October 1, 2017 January 1, 2018, must have a radon mitigation system tag provided
by the commissioner. A radon mitigation professional must attach the tag to the radon
mitigation system in a visible location.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

License required annually.

Effective January 1, 2018, a license is required
annually for every person, firm, or corporation that sells a device or performs a service
for compensation to detect the presence of radon in the indoor atmosphere, performs
laboratory analysis, or performs a service to mitigate radon in the indoor atmosphere. This
section does not apply to retail stores that only sell or distribute radon sampling but are not
engaged in the manufacture of radon sampling devices.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Exemptions.

This section does not apply to:

(1) radon control systems installed in newly constructed Minnesota homes according
to section 326B.106, subdivision 6, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy are
not required to follow the requirements of this section.;

(2) employees of a firm or corporation that installs radon control systems in newly
constructed Minnesota homes specified in clause (1);

(3) a person authorized as a building official under Minnesota Rules, part 1300.0070,
or that person's designee; or

(4) any person, firm, corporation, or entity that distributes radon testing devices or
information for general educational purposes.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, subdivision 8,
is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Licensing fees.

(a) All radon license applications submitted to the
commissioner of health must be accompanied by the required fees. If the commissioner
determines that insufficient fees were paid, the necessary additional fees must be paid
before the commissioner approves the application. The commissioner shall charge the
following fees for each radon license:

(1) Each measurement professional license, $300 $150 per year. "Measurement
professional" means any person who performs a test to determine the presence and
concentration of radon in a building they do the person does not own or lease; provides
professional or expert advice on radon testing, radon exposure, or health risks related to
radon exposure; or makes representations of doing any of these activities.

(2) Each mitigation professional license, $500 $250 per year. "Mitigation
professional" means an individual who performs installs or designs a radon mitigation
system in a building they do the individual does not own or lease; provides professional or
expert advice on radon mitigation or radon entry routes; or provides on-site supervision
of radon mitigation and mitigation technicians; or makes representations of doing any of
these activities. "On-site supervision" means a review at the property of mitigation work
upon completion of the work and attachment of a system tag. Employees or subcontractors
who are supervised by a licensed mitigation professional are not required to be licensed
under this clause. This license also permits the licensee to perform the activities of a
measurement professional described in clause (1).

(3) Each mitigation company license, $500 $100 per year. "Mitigation company"
means any business or government entity that performs or authorizes employees to
perform radon mitigation. This fee is waived if the mitigation company is a sole
proprietorship employs only one licensed mitigation professional.

(4) Each radon analysis laboratory license, $500 per year. "Radon analysis
laboratory" means a business entity or government entity that analyzes passive radon
detection devices to determine the presence and concentration of radon in the devices.
This fee is waived if the laboratory is a government entity and is only distributing test kits
for the general public to use in Minnesota.

(5) Each Minnesota Department of Health radon mitigation system tag, $75 per tag.
"Minnesota Department of Health radon mitigation system tag" or "system tag" means a
unique identifiable radon system label provided by the commissioner of health.

(b) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and
credited to the state government special revenue fund.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144.4961, is amended by adding
a subdivision to read:


Subd. 10.

Local inspections or permits.

This section does not preclude local units
of government from requiring additional permits or inspections for radon control systems,
and does not supersede any local inspection or permit requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Hospice provider.

"Hospice provider" means an individual, organization,
association, corporation, unit of government, or other entity that is regularly engaged
in the delivery, directly or by contractual arrangement, of hospice services for a fee to
terminally ill hospice patients. A hospice must provide all core services.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Hospice patient.

"Hospice patient" means an individual who has been
diagnosed as terminally ill, with a probable life expectancy of under one year, as whose
illness has been documented by the individual's attending physician and hospice medical
director, who alone or, when unable, through the individual's family has voluntarily
consented to and received admission to a hospice provider, and who:

(1) has been diagnosed as terminally ill, with a probable life expectancy of under
one year; or

(2) is 21 years of age or younger and has been diagnosed with a life-threatening
illness contributing to a shortened life expectancy.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Hospice services; hospice care.

"Hospice services" or "hospice care"
means palliative and supportive care and other services provided by an interdisciplinary
team under the direction of an identifiable hospice administration to terminally ill hospice
patients and their families to meet the physical, nutritional, emotional, social, spiritual,
and special needs experienced during the final stages of illness, dying, and bereavement,
or during a life-threatening illness contributing to a shortened life expectancy. These
services are provided through a centrally coordinated program that ensures continuity and
consistency of home and inpatient care that is provided directly or through an agreement.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 144A.75, subdivision 13,
is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Residential hospice facility.

(a) "Residential hospice facility" means a
facility that resembles a single-family home modified to address life safety, accessibility,
and care needs, located in a residential area that directly provides 24-hour residential
and support services in a home-like setting for hospice patients as an integral part of the
continuum of home care provided by a hospice and that houses:

(1) no more than eight hospice patients; or

(2) at least nine and no more than 12 hospice patients with the approval of the local
governing authority, notwithstanding section 462.357, subdivision 8.

(b) Residential hospice facility also means a facility that directly provides 24-hour
residential and support services for hospice patients and that:

(1) houses no more than 21 hospice patients;

(2) meets hospice certification regulations adopted pursuant to title XVIII of the
federal Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section 1395, et seq.; and

(3) is located on St. Anthony Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was licensed as a
40-bed non-Medicare certified nursing home as of January 1, 2015.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144A.75, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


Subd. 13a.

Respite care.

"Respite care" means short-term care in an inpatient facility
such as a residential hospice facility, when necessary to relieve the hospice patient's family
or other persons caring for the patient. Respite care may be provided on an occasional basis.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commissioner duties.

(a) The commissioner shall:

(1) give notice of the program to health care practitioners in the state who are
eligible to serve as health care practitioners and explain the purposes and requirements
of the program;

(2) allow each health care practitioner who meets or agrees to meet the program's
requirements and who requests to participate, to be included in the registry program to
collect data for the patient registry;

(3) allow each health care practitioner who meets the requirements of subdivision 8,
and who requests access for a permissible purpose, to have limited access to a patient's
registry information;

(3) (4) provide explanatory information and assistance to each health care
practitioner in understanding the nature of therapeutic use of medical cannabis within
program requirements;

(4) (5) create and provide a certification to be used by a health care practitioner
for the practitioner to certify whether a patient has been diagnosed with a qualifying
medical condition and include in the certification an option for the practitioner to certify
whether the patient, in the health care practitioner's medical opinion, is developmentally or
physically disabled and, as a result of that disability, the patient is unable to self-administer
medication or acquire medical cannabis from a distribution facility;

(5) (6) supervise the participation of the health care practitioner in conducting
patient treatment and health records reporting in a manner that ensures stringent security
and record-keeping requirements and that prevents the unauthorized release of private
data on individuals as defined by section 13.02;

(6) (7) develop safety criteria for patients with a qualifying medical condition as a
requirement of the patient's participation in the program, to prevent the patient from
undertaking any task under the influence of medical cannabis that would constitute
negligence or professional malpractice on the part of the patient; and

(7) (8) conduct research and studies based on data from health records submitted to
the registry program and submit reports on intermediate or final research results to the
legislature and major scientific journals. The commissioner may contract with a third
party to complete the requirements of this clause. Any reports submitted must comply
with section 152.28, subdivision 2.

(b) If the commissioner wishes to add a delivery method under section 152.22,
subdivision 6, or a qualifying medical condition under section 152.22, subdivision 14, the
commissioner must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative policy
committees having jurisdiction over health and public safety of the addition and the reasons
for its addition, including any written comments received by the commissioner from the
public and any guidance received from the task force on medical cannabis research, by
January 15 of the year in which the commissioner wishes to make the change. The change
shall be effective on August 1 of that year, unless the legislature by law provides otherwise.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.27, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 8.

Access to registry data.

(a) Notwithstanding section 152.31, a health
care practitioner may access a patient's registry information to the extent the information
relates specifically to a current patient, to whom the health care practitioner is:

(1) prescribing or considering prescribing any controlled substance;

(2) providing emergency medical treatment for which access to the data may be
necessary; or

(3) providing other medical treatment for which access to the data may be necessary
and the patient has consented to access to the registry account information, and with the
provision that the health care practitioner remains responsible for the use or misuse of data
accessed by a delegated agent or employee.

(b) A health care practitioner who is authorized to access the patient registry under
this subdivision may be registered to electronically access limited data in the medical
cannabis patient registry. If the data is accessed electronically, the health care practitioner
shall implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program that contains
administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to the user's size
and complexity, and the sensitivity of the personal information obtained. The health care
practitioner shall identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of personal information that could result in the unauthorized
disclosure, misuse, or other compromise of the information and assess the sufficiency of
any safeguards in place to control the risks.

(c) When requesting access based on patient consent, a health care practitioner shall
warrant that the request:

(1) contains no information known to the provider to be false;

(2) accurately states the patient's desire to have health records disclosed or that
there is specific authorization in law; and

(3) does not exceed any limits imposed by the patient in the consent.

(d) Before a health care practitioner may access the data, the commissioner shall
ensure that the health care practitioner agrees to comply with paragraph (b).

(e) The commissioner shall maintain a log of all persons who access the data for
a period of three years.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.33, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


Subd. 7.

Improper access to registry; criminal penalty.

In addition to any
other applicable penalty in law, a person who intentionally makes a false statement or
misrepresentation to gain access to the patient registry under section 152.27, subdivision 8,
or otherwise accesses the patient registry under false pretenses, is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by payment of a fine of not more
than $1,000, or both. The penalty is in addition to any other penalties that may apply for
making a false statement, misrepresentation, or unauthorized acquisition of not public data.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327.14, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Recreational camping area.

"Recreational camping area" means any area,
whether privately or publicly owned, used on a daily, nightly, weekly, or longer basis for
the accommodation of five or more tents or recreational camping vehicles free of charge
or for compensation. "Recreational camping area" excludes:

(1) children's camps;

(2) industrial camps;

(3) migrant labor camps, as defined in Minnesota Statutes and state commissioner
of health rules;

(4) United States Forest Service camps;

(5) state forest service camps;

(6) state wildlife management areas or state-owned public access areas which are
restricted in use to picnicking and boat landing; and

(7) temporary holding areas for self-contained recreational camping vehicles
created by and adjacent to motor sports facilities, if the chief law enforcement officer of
an affected jurisdiction determines that it is in the interest of public safety to provide a
temporary holding area; and

(8) a privately owned area used for camping no more than once a year and for no
longer than seven consecutive days by members of a private club where the members pay
annual dues to belong to the club.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 27.

Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 8, section 24, the effective date, is amended to
read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2015, except subdivisions 4
and 5, which are effective October 1, 2017 July 1, 2016.

Sec. 28. CONTAMINATED PRIVATE WELLS.

Ten priority points must be assigned by the Department of Health pursuant to
Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, if a drinking water advisory has been issued or a special
well construction area has been established by the Department of Health.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, until the Department of Health modifies
part 4720.9020.

Sec. 29. HEALTH RISK LIMITS.

Fifteen points must be assigned by the Department of Health pursuant to Minnesota
Rules, part 4720.9020, if the department has confirmed an exceedance of a health risk limit
under Minnesota Rules, parts 4717.7500 to 4717.7900, within the past 36 calendar months.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to Minnesota Rules, part 4720.9020, until the Department of Health modifies
part 4720.9020.

Sec. 30. MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE DEFINITION FOR HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

The commissioner of health shall convene a public meeting with interested
stakeholders to discuss the need for a uniform definition of medically necessary care for
health maintenance organizations to utilize when determining the medical necessity,
appropriateness, or efficacy of a health care service or procedure, and a uniform process for
each health maintenance organization to follow when making such an initial determination
or utilization review. This discussion shall exclude determinations or reviews involving
enrollees covered under a public health care program administered by the commissioner
of human services under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B or 256L.

By January 15, 2017, the commissioner shall report results of the public input and
any recommendations, including draft legislation, to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care on the proposed
uniform definition and determination process, and a process in which the commissioner
may periodically review the medically necessary care determinations to ensure that
the determinations made by a health maintenance organization adhere to the uniform
definition and process.

Sec. 31. PEER REVIEW DISCLOSURE.

The commissioner of health shall consult with interested stakeholders
including members of the public and family members of facility residents and make
recommendations regarding when quality of care complaint investigations under
Minnesota Statutes, section 62D.115, should be subject to peer review confidentiality
and identifying circumstances in which peer review final determinations may be
disclosed or made available to the public, notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
145.64, including, but not limited to, patient safety and the parameters surrounding such
disclosure. The commissioner shall submit these recommendations, including draft
legislation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over health care and data privacy by January 15, 2017.

Sec. 32. COST AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PROPOSALS.

Subdivision 1.

Contract for analysis of proposals.

The commissioner of health
shall contract with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health to conduct an
analysis of the costs and benefits of three specific proposals that seek to create a health
care system with increased access, greater affordability, lower costs, and improved quality
of care in comparison to the current system.

Subd. 2.

Plans.

The commissioner of health, with input from the commissioners
of human services and commerce, legislators, and other stakeholders, shall submit to the
University of Minnesota the following proposals:

(1) a free-market insurance-based competition approach;

(2) a universal health care plan designed to meet the following principles:

(i) ensure all Minnesotans receive quality health care;

(ii) cover all necessary care, including all coverage currently required by law,
complete mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, prescription drugs,
medical equipment and supplies, dental care, long-term care, and home care services;

(iii) allow patients to choose their own providers; and

(iv) use premiums based on ability to pay; and

(3) a MinnesotaCare public option that would allow individuals with income above
the maximum income eligibility limit established for the MinnesotaCare program the
option of purchasing this public option instead of purchasing a qualified health plan
through MNsure or an individual health plan offered outside of MNsure. For purposes of
conducting the analysis, the MinnesotaCare public option shall include the following:

(i) individuals who qualify for advanced tax credits and cost-sharing credits under
the Affordable Care Act may use the credits to purchase the MinnesotaCare public option;

(ii) enrollee premium rates shall be established at rates that are similar to the average
rate paid by the state to managed care plan contractors for MinnesotaCare;

(iii) the covered benefit set shall be equal to the benefits covered under
MinnesotaCare;

(iv) the same annual open enrollment period established for MNsure shall apply
for this public option; and

(v) cost-sharing shall be established that maintains an actuarial value no lower
than 87 percent.

The analysis of this option must include potential financial impacts on MNsure; the
long-term financial stability of the MinnesotaCare program; impacts to premiums in
the individual and small group insurance market; and impacts to health care provider
reimbursement rates and to the financial stability of urban, rural, and safety net providers.

Subd. 3.

Proposal analysis.

(a) The analysis of each proposal must measure the
impact on total public and private health care spending in Minnesota that would result
from each proposal, including spending by individuals. "Total public and private health
care spending" means spending on all medical care, including dental care, prescription
drugs, medical equipment and supplies, complete mental health services, chemical
dependency treatment, long-term care, and home care services as well as all of the costs
for administering, delivering, and paying for the care. The analysis of total health care
spending shall include whether there are savings or additional costs compared to the
existing system due to:

(1) increased or reduced insurance, billing, underwriting, marketing, and other
administrative functions;

(2) changes in access to and timely and appropriate use of medical care;

(3) availability and take-up of health insurance coverage;

(4) market-driven or negotiated prices on medical services and products, including
pharmaceuticals;

(5) shortages or excess capacity of medical facilities and equipment;

(6) increased or decreased utilization; better health outcomes; and increased wellness
due to prevention, early intervention, and health-promoting activities;

(7) payment reforms;

(8) coordination of care; and

(9) to the extent possible given available data and resources, non-health care impacts
on state and local expenditures such as reduced out-of-home placement or crime costs
due to mental health or chemical dependency coverage.

(b) To the extent possible given available data and resources, the analysis must also
estimate for each proposal job losses or gains in health care and elsewhere in the economy
due to implementation of the reforms.

(c) The analysis shall assume that the provisions in each proposal are not preempted
by federal law or that the federal government gives a waiver to the preemption.

Subd. 4.

Report.

The commissioner shall provide a preliminary report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health
and human services policy and finance by March 15, 2017, and a final report by October
1, 2017. For the analyses described in subdivision 3, paragraphs (a), clause (9), and (b),
a final report is due by March 15, 2018.

ARTICLE 27

HEALTH-RELATED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETERS

Section 1.

[146C.01] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.

Subd. 2.

Advisory council.

"Advisory council" means the Spoken Language Health
Care Interpreter Advisory Council established in section 146C.11.

Subd. 3.

Code of ethics.

"Code of ethics" means the National Code of Ethics for
Interpreters in Health Care, as published by the National Council on Interpreting in Health
Care or its successor, or the International Medical Interpreters Association or its successor.

Subd. 4.

Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

Subd. 5.

Common languages.

"Common languages" mean the ten most frequent
languages without regard to dialect in Minnesota for which interpreters are listed on
the registry.

Subd. 6.

Interpreting standards of practice.

"Interpreting standards of practice"
means the interpreting standards of practice in health care as published by the National
Council on Interpreting in Health Care or its successor, or the International Medical
Interpreters Association or its successor.

Subd. 7.

Registry.

"Registry" means a database of spoken language health care
interpreters in Minnesota who have met the qualifications described under section 146C.03,
subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5, which shall be maintained by the commissioner of health.

Subd. 8.

Remote interpretation.

"Remote interpretation" means providing spoken
language interpreting services via a telephone or by video conferencing.

Subd. 9.

Spoken language health care interpreter or interpreter.

"Spoken
language health care interpreter" or "interpreter" means an individual who receives
compensation or other remuneration for providing spoken language interpreter services for
patients with limited English proficiency within a medical setting either by face-to-face
interpretation or remote interpretation.

Subd. 10.

Spoken language interpreting services.

"Spoken language interpreting
services" means the conversion of one spoken language into another by an interpreter for
the purpose of facilitating communication between a patient and a health care provider
who do not share a common spoken language.

Sec. 2.

[146C.03] REGISTRY.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

(a) By July 1, 2017, the commissioner of health
shall establish and maintain a registry for spoken language health care interpreters. The
registry shall contain four separate tiers based on different qualification standards for
education and training.

(b) An individual who wants to be listed on the registry must submit an application
to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner along with all applicable
fees required under section 146C.13. The form must include the applicant's name; Social
Security number; business address and telephone number, or home address and telephone
number if the applicant has a home office; the applicant's employer or the agencies with
which the applicant is affiliated; the employer's or agencies' addresses and telephone
numbers; and the languages the applicant is qualified to interpret.

(c) Upon receipt of the application, the commissioner shall determine if the applicant
meets the requirements for the applicable registry tier. The commissioner may request
further information from the applicant if the information provided is not complete or
accurate. The commissioner shall notify the applicant of action taken on the application,
and if the application is denied, the grounds for denying the application.

(d) If the commissioner denies an application, the applicant may apply for a lower
tier or may reapply for the same tier at a later date. If an applicant applies for a different
tier or reapplies for the same tier, the applicant must submit with the new application
the applicable fees under section 146C.13.

(e) Applicants who qualify for different tiers for different languages shall only be
required to complete one application and submit with the application the fee associated
with the highest tier for which the applicant is applying.

(f) The commissioner may request, as deemed necessary, additional information
from an applicant to determine or verify qualifications or collect information to manage
the registry or monitor the field of health care interpreting.

Subd. 2.

Tier 1 requirements.

The commissioner shall include on the tier 1 registry
an applicant who meets the following requirements:

(1) is at least 18 years of age;

(2) passes an examination approved by the commissioner on basic medical
terminology in English;

(3) passes an examination approved by the commissioner on interpreter ethics and
standards of practice; and

(4) affirms by signature, including electronic signature, that the applicant has read
the code of ethics and interpreting standards of practice identified on the registry Web
site and agrees to abide by them.

Subd. 3.

Tier 2 requirements.

The commissioner shall include on the tier 2 registry
an applicant who meets the requirements for tier 1 described under subdivision 2 and who:

(1) effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, provides proof of successfully
completing a training program for medical interpreters approved by the commissioner that
is, at a minimum, 40 hours in length; or

(2) effective July 1, 2018, provides proof of successfully completing a training
program for medical interpreters approved by the commissioner that is equal in length to
the number of hours required by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
(CCHI) or National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) or their
successors. If the number of hours required by CCHI or its successor and the number of
hours required by NBCMI or its successor differ, the number of hours required to qualify
for the registry shall be the greater of the two. A training program of 40 hours or more
approved by the commissioner and completed prior to July 1, 2017, may count toward the
number of hours required.

Subd. 4.

Tier 3 requirements.

The commissioner shall include on the tier 3 registry
an applicant who meets the requirements for tier 1 described under subdivision 2 and who:

(1) has a national certification in health care interpreting that does not include a
performance examination from a certifying organization approved by the commissioner; or

(2) provides proof of successfully completing an interpreting certification program
from an accredited United States academic institution approved by the commissioner
that is, at a minimum, 18 semester credits.

Subd. 5.

Tier 4 requirements.

(a) The commissioner shall include on the tier 4
registry an applicant who meets the requirements for tier 1 described under subdivision 2
and who:

(1) has a national certification from a certifying organization approved by the
commissioner in health care interpreting that includes a performance examination in the
non-English language in which the interpreter is registering to interpret; or

(2)(i) has an associate's degree or higher in interpreting from an accredited United
States academic institution. The degree and institution must be approved by the
commissioner and the degree must include a minimum of three semester credits in medical
terminology or medical interpreting; and

(ii) has achieved a score of "advanced mid" or higher on the American Council on
the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Interview in a non-English language
in which the interpreter is registering to interpret.

(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council, may approve
alternative means of meeting oral proficiency requirements for tier 4 for languages
in which the American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency
Interview is not available.

(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council, may approve a
degree from an educational institution from a foreign country as meeting the associate's
degree requirement in paragraph (a), clause (2). The commissioner may assess the
applicant a fee to cover the cost of foreign credential evaluation services approved by
the commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council, and any additional steps
necessary to process the application. Any assessed fee must be paid by the interpreter
before the interpreter will be registered.

Subd. 6.

Change of name and address.

Registered spoken language health
care interpreters who change their name, address, or e-mail address must inform the
commissioner in writing of the change within 30 days. All notices or other correspondence
mailed to the interpreter's address or e-mail address on file with the commissioner shall
be considered as having been received by the interpreter.

Subd. 7.

Data.

Section 13.41 applies to government data of the commissioner
on applicants and registered interpreters.

Sec. 3.

[146C.05] RENEWAL.

Subdivision 1.

Registry period.

Listing on the registry is valid for a one-year
period. To renew inclusion on the registry, an interpreter must submit:

(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the commissioner;

(2) a continuing education report on a form provided by the commissioner as
specified under section 146C.09; and

(3) the required fees under section 146C.13.

Subd. 2.

Notice.

(a) Sixty days before the registry expiration date, the commissioner
shall send out a renewal notice to the spoken language health care interpreter's last known
address or e-mail address on file with the commissioner. The notice must include an
application for renewal and the amount of the fee required for renewal. If the interpreter
does not receive the renewal notice, the interpreter is still required to meet the deadline for
renewal to qualify for continuous inclusion on the registry.

(b) An application for renewal must be received by the commissioner or postmarked
at least 30 calendar days before the registry expiration date.

Subd. 3.

Late fee.

A renewal application submitted after the renewal deadline
date must include the late fee specified in section 146C.13. Fees for late renewal shall
not be prorated.

Subd. 4.

Lapse in renewal.

An interpreter whose registry listing has been expired
for a period of one year or longer must submit a new application to be listed on the registry
instead of a renewal application.

Sec. 4.

[146C.07] DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; OVERSIGHT OF COMPLAINTS.

Subdivision 1.

Prohibited conduct.

(a) The following conduct is prohibited and is
grounds for disciplinary or corrective action:

(1) failure to provide spoken language interpreting services consistent with the
code of ethics and interpreting standards of practice, or performance of the interpretation
in an incompetent or negligent manner;

(2) conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of
guilt, or a no-contest plea, in any court in Minnesota or any other jurisdiction in the United
States, demonstrably related to engaging in spoken language health care interpreter
services. Conviction includes a conviction for an offense which, if committed in this
state, would be deemed a felony;

(3) conviction of violating any state or federal law, rule, or regulation that directly
relates to the practice of spoken language health care interpreters;

(4) adjudication as mentally incompetent or as a person who is dangerous to self
or adjudication pursuant to chapter 253B as chemically dependent, developmentally
disabled, mentally ill and dangerous to the public, or as a sexual psychopathic personality
or sexually dangerous person;

(5) violation or failure to comply with an order issued by the commissioner;

(6) obtaining money, property, services, or business from a client through the use of
undue influence, excessive pressure, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud;

(7) revocation of the interpreter's national certification as a result of disciplinary
action brought by the national certifying body;

(8) failure to perform services with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety due to the
use of alcohol or drugs or other physical or mental impairment;

(9) engaging in conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

(10) demonstrating a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety
of a client;

(11) failure to cooperate with the commissioner or advisory council in an
investigation or to provide information in response to a request from the commissioner
or advisory council;

(12) aiding or abetting another person in violating any provision of this chapter; and

(13) release or disclosure of a health record in violation of sections 144.291 to
144.298.

(b) In disciplinary actions alleging a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or
(4), a copy of the judgment or proceeding under seal of the court administrator, or of the
administrative agency that entered the same, is admissible into evidence without further
authentication and constitutes prima facie evidence of its contents.

Subd. 2.

Complaints.

The commissioner may initiate an investigation upon
receiving a complaint or other oral or written communication that alleges or implies
a violation of subdivision 1. In the receipt, investigation, and hearing of a complaint
that alleges or implies a violation of subdivision 1, the commissioner shall follow the
procedures in section 214.10.

Subd. 3.

Disciplinary actions.

If the commissioner finds that an interpreter who is
listed on the registry has violated any provision of this chapter, the commissioner may
take any one or more of the following actions:

(1) remove the interpreter from the registry;

(2) impose limitations or conditions on the interpreter's practice, impose
rehabilitation requirements, or require practice under supervision; or

(3) censure or reprimand the interpreter.

Subd. 4.

Reinstatement requirements after disciplinary action.

Interpreters
who have been removed from the registry may request and provide justification for
reinstatement. The requirements of this chapter for registry renewal and any other
conditions imposed by the commissioner must be met before the interpreter may be
reinstated on the registry.

Sec. 5.

[146C.09] CONTINUING EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1.

Course approval.

The advisory council shall approve continuing
education courses and training. A course that has not been approved by the advisory
council may be submitted, but may be disapproved by the commissioner. If the course
is disapproved, it shall not count toward the continuing education requirement. The
interpreter must complete the following hours of continuing education during each
one-year registry period:

(1) for tier 2 interpreters, a minimum of four contact hours of continuing education;

(2) for tier 3 interpreters, a minimum of six contact hours of continuing education; and

(3) for tier 4 interpreters, a minimum of eight contact hours of continuing education.

Contact hours shall be prorated for interpreters who are assigned a registry cycle of
less than one year.

Subd. 2.

Continuing education verification.

Each spoken language health care
interpreter shall submit with a renewal application a continuing education report on a form
provided by the commissioner that indicates that the interpreter has met the continuing
education requirements of this section. The form shall include the following information:

(1) the title of the continuing education activity;

(2) a brief description of the activity;

(3) the sponsor, presenter, or author;

(4) the location and attendance dates;

(5) the number of contact hours; and

(6) the interpreter's notarized affirmation that the information is true and correct.

Subd. 3.

Audit.

The commissioner or advisory council may audit a percentage of
the continuing education reports based on a random selection.

Sec. 6.

[146C.11] SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETER
ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The commissioner shall appoint 12 members to a
Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council consisting of the following
members:

(1) three members who are interpreters listed on the roster prior to July 1, 2017, or
on the registry after July 1, 2017, and who are Minnesota residents. Of these members,
each must be an interpreter for a different language; at least one must have a national
certification credential; and at least one must have been listed on the roster prior to July 1,
2017, or on the registry after July 1, 2017, as an interpreter in a language other than the
common languages and must have completed a training program for medical interpreters
approved by the commissioner that is, at a minimum, 40 hours in length;

(2) three members representing limited English proficient (LEP) individuals, of
these members, two must represent LEP individuals who are proficient in a common
language and one must represent LEP individuals who are proficient in a language that is
not one of the common languages;

(3) one member representing a health plan company;

(4) one member representing a Minnesota health system who is not an interpreter;

(5) one member representing an interpreter agency;

(6) one member representing an interpreter training program or postsecondary
educational institution program providing interpreter courses or skills assessment;

(7) one member who is affiliated with a Minnesota-based or Minnesota chapter of a
national or international organization representing interpreters; and

(8) one member who is a licensed direct care health provider.

Subd. 2.

Organization.

The advisory council shall be organized and administered
under section 15.059.

Subd. 3.

Duties.

The advisory council shall:

(1) advise the commissioner on issues relating to interpreting skills, ethics, and
standards of practice, including reviewing and recommending changes to the examinations
identified in section 146C.03, subdivision 2, on basic medical terminology in English and
interpreter ethics and interpreter standards of practice;

(2) advise the commissioner on recommended changes to accepted spoken language
health care interpreter qualifications, including degree and training programs and
performance examinations;

(3) address barriers for interpreters to gain access to the registry, including barriers
to interpreters of uncommon languages and interpreters in rural areas;

(4) advise the commissioner on methods for identifying gaps in interpreter services in
rural areas and make recommendations to address interpreter training and funding needs;

(5) inform the commissioner on emerging issues in the spoken language health
care interpreter field;

(6) advise the commissioner on training and continuing education programs;

(7) provide for distribution of information regarding interpreter standards and
resources to help interpreters qualify for higher registry tier levels;

(8) make recommendations for necessary statutory changes to Minnesota interpreter
law;

(9) compare the annual cost of administering the registry and the annual total
collection of registration fees and advise the commissioner, if necessary, to recommend an
adjustment to the registration fees;

(10) identify barriers to meeting tier requirements and make recommendations to the
commissioner for addressing these barriers;

(11) identify and make recommendations to the commissioner for Web distribution
of patient and provider education materials on working with an interpreter and on reporting
interpreter behavior as identified in section 146C.07; and

(12) review and update as necessary the process for determining common languages.

Sec. 7.

[146C.13] FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Fees.

(a) The initial and renewal application fees for interpreters
listed on the registry shall be established by the commissioner not to exceed $90.

(b) The renewal late fee for the registry shall be established by the commissioner
not to exceed $30.

(c) If the commissioner must translate a document to verify whether a foreign degree
qualifies for registration for tier 4, the commissioner may assess a fee equal to the actual
cost of translation and additional effort necessary to process the application.

Subd. 2.

Nonrefundable fees.

The fees in this section are nonrefundable.

Subd. 3.

Deposit.

Fees received under this chapter shall be deposited in the state
government special revenue fund.

GENETIC COUNSELORS

Sec. 8.

[147F.01] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in
this section have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2.

ABGC.

"ABGC" means the American Board of Genetic Counseling, a
national agency for certification and recertification of genetic counselors, or its successor
organization or equivalent.

Subd. 3.

ABMG.

"ABMG" means the American Board of Medical Genetics,
a national agency for certification and recertification of genetic counselors, medical
geneticists, and Ph.D. geneticists, or its successor organization.

Subd. 4.

ACGC.

"ACGC" means the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling,
a specialized program accreditation board for educational training programs granting
master's degrees or higher in genetic counseling, or its successor organization.

Subd. 5.

Board.

"Board" means the Board of Medical Practice.

Subd. 6.

Eligible status.

"Eligible status" means an applicant who has met the
requirements and received approval from the ABGC to sit for the certification examination.

Subd. 7.

Genetic counseling.

"Genetic counseling" means the provision of services
described in section 147F.03 to help clients and their families understand the medical,
psychological, and familial implications of genetic contributions to a disease or medical
condition.

Subd. 8.

Genetic counselor.

"Genetic counselor" means an individual licensed
under this chapter to engage in the practice of genetic counseling.

Subd. 9.

Licensed physician.

"Licensed physician" means an individual who is
licensed to practice medicine under chapter 147.

Subd. 10.

NSGC.

"NSGC" means the National Society of Genetic Counselors, a
professional membership association for genetic counselors that approves continuing
education programs.

Subd. 11.

Qualified supervisor.

"Qualified supervisor" means any person who is
licensed under this chapter as a genetic counselor or a physician licensed under chapter
147 to practice medicine in Minnesota.

Subd. 12.

Supervisee.

"Supervisee" means a genetic counselor with a provisional
license.

Subd. 13.

Supervision.

"Supervision" means an assessment of the work of the
supervisee, including regular meetings and file review, by a qualified supervisor according
to the supervision contract. Supervision does not require the qualified supervisor to be
present while the supervisee provides services.

Sec. 9.

[147F.03] SCOPE OF PRACTICE.

The practice of genetic counseling by a licensed genetic counselor includes the
following services:

(1) obtaining and interpreting individual and family medical and developmental
histories;

(2) determining the mode of inheritance and the risk of transmitting genetic
conditions and birth defects;

(3) discussing the inheritance, features, natural history, means of diagnosis, and
management of conditions with clients;

(4) identifying, coordinating, ordering, and explaining the clinical implications of
genetic laboratory tests and other laboratory studies;

(5) assessing psychosocial factors, including social, educational, and cultural issues;

(6) providing client-centered counseling and anticipatory guidance to the client or
family based on their responses to the condition, risk of occurrence, or risk of recurrence;

(7) facilitating informed decision-making about testing and management;

(8) identifying and using community resources that provide medical, educational,
financial, and psychosocial support and advocacy; and

(9) providing accurate written medical, genetic, and counseling information for
families and health care professionals.

Sec. 10.

[147F.05] UNLICENSED PRACTICE PROHIBITED; PROTECTED
TITLES AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE.

Subdivision 1.

Protected titles.

No individual may use the title "genetic counselor,"
"licensed genetic counselor," "gene counselor," "genetic consultant,""genetic assistant,"
"genetic associate," or any words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying
that the individual is eligible for licensure by the state as a genetic counselor unless the
individual has been licensed as a genetic counselor according to this chapter.

Subd. 2.

Unlicensed practice prohibited.

Effective January 1, 2018, no individual
may practice genetic counseling unless the individual is licensed as a genetic counselor
under this chapter except as otherwise provided under this chapter.

Subd. 3.

Other practitioners.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
prohibit or restrict the practice of any profession or occupation licensed or registered by the
state by an individual duly licensed or registered to practice the profession or occupation
or to perform any act that falls within the scope of practice of the profession or occupation.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a license under this chapter
for:

(1) an individual employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or a
federal agency if the individual is providing services under the direction and control of
the employer;

(2) a student or intern, having graduated within the past six months, or currently
enrolled in an ACGC-accredited genetic counseling educational program providing
genetic counseling services that are an integral part of the student's or intern's course
of study, are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or
physician who is on duty in the assigned patient care area, and the student is identified by
the title "genetic counseling intern";

(3) a visiting ABGC- or ABMG-certified genetic counselor working as a consultant
in this state who permanently resides outside of the state, or the occasional use of services
from organizations from outside of the state that employ ABGC- or ABMG-certified
genetic counselors. This is limited to practicing for 30 days total within one calendar year.
Certified genetic counselors from outside of the state working as a consultant in this state
must be licensed in their state of residence if that credential is available; or

(4) an individual who is licensed to practice medicine under chapter 147.

Subd. 4.

Sanctions.

An individual who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be subject to sanctions or actions according to section 214.11.

Sec. 11.

[147F.07] LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements for licensure.

To be eligible for licensure, an
applicant, with the exception of those seeking licensure by reciprocity under subdivision
2, must submit to the board:

(1) a completed application on forms provided by the board along with all fees
required under section 147F.17. The applicant must include:

(i) the applicant's name, Social Security number, home address and telephone
number, and business address and telephone number if currently employed;

(ii) the name and location of the genetic counseling or medical program the applicant
completed;

(iii) a list of degrees received from other educational institutions;

(iv) a description of the applicant's professional training;

(v) a list of registrations, certifications, and licenses held in other jurisdictions;

(vi) a description of any other jurisdiction's refusal to credential the applicant;

(vii) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the
applicant in any jurisdiction; and

(viii) any history of drug or alcohol abuse, and any misdemeanor, gross
misdemeanor, or felony conviction;

(2) evidence of graduation from an education program accredited by the ACGC or
its predecessor or successor organization;

(3) a verified copy of a valid and current certification issued by the ABGC or ABMG
as a certified genetic counselor, or by the ABMG as a certified medical geneticist;

(4) additional information as requested by the board, including any additional
information necessary to ensure that the applicant is able to practice with reasonable skill
and safety to the public;

(5) a signed statement verifying that the information in the application is true and
correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief; and

(6) a signed waiver authorizing the board to obtain access to the applicant's records
in this or any other state in which the applicant completed an educational program or
engaged in the practice of genetic counseling.

Subd. 2.

Licensure by reciprocity.

To be eligible for licensure by reciprocity,
the applicant must hold a current genetic counselor or medical geneticist registration
or license in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States,
whose standards for registration or licensure are at least equivalent to those of Minnesota,
and must:

(1) submit the application materials and fees as required by subdivision 1, clauses
(1), (2), and (4) to (6);

(2) provide a verified copy from the appropriate government body of a current
registration or license for the practice of genetic counseling in another jurisdiction that has
initial registration or licensing requirements equivalent to or higher than the requirements
in subdivision 1; and

(3) provide letters of verification from the appropriate government body in each
jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a registration or license. Each letter must state
the applicant's name, date of birth, registration or license number, date of issuance, a
statement regarding disciplinary actions, if any, taken against the applicant, and the terms
under which the registration or license was issued.

Subd. 3.

Licensure by equivalency.

(a) The board may grant a license to an
individual who does not meet the certification requirements in subdivision 1 but who
has been employed as a genetic counselor for a minimum of ten years and provides the
following documentation to the board no later than January 1, 2018:

(1) proof of a master's or higher degree in genetics or related field of study from an
accredited educational institution;

(2) proof that the individual has never failed the ABGC or ABMG certification
examination;

(3) three letters of recommendation, with at least one from an individual eligible
for licensure under this chapter, and at least one from an individual certified as a genetic
counselor by the ABGC or ABMG or an individual certified as a medical geneticist by
the ABMG. An individual who submits a letter of recommendation must have worked
with the applicant in an employment setting during the past ten years and must attest to
the applicant's competency; and

(4) documentation of the completion of 100 hours of NSGC-approved continuing
education credits within the past five years.

(b) This subdivision expires January 1, 2018.

Subd. 4.

License expiration.

A genetic counselor license shall be valid for one
year from the date of issuance.

Subd. 5.

License renewal.

To be eligible for license renewal, a licensed genetic
counselor must submit to the board:

(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the board;

(2) the renewal fee required under section 147F.17;

(3) evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements in section
147F.11; and

(4) any additional information requested by the board.

Sec. 12.

[147F.09] BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.

(a) The board shall act on each application for licensure according to paragraphs
(b) to (d).

(b) The board shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for licensure
under section 147F.07. The board may investigate information provided by an applicant to
determine whether the information is accurate and complete.

(c) The board shall notify each applicant in writing of action taken on the application,
the grounds for denying licensure if a license is denied, and the applicant's right to review
the board's decision under paragraph (d).

(d) Applicants denied licensure may make a written request to the board, within 30
days of the board's notice, to appear before the advisory council and for the advisory
council to review the board's decision to deny the applicant's license. After reviewing the
denial, the advisory council shall make a recommendation to the board as to whether
the denial shall be affirmed. Each applicant is allowed only one request for review per
licensure period.

Sec. 13.

[147F.11] CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) A licensed genetic counselor must complete a minimum of 25 hours of NSGC-
or ABMG-approved continuing education units every two years. If a licensee's renewal
term is prorated to be more or less than one year, the required number of continuing
education units is prorated proportionately.

(b) The board may grant a variance to the continuing education requirements
specified in this section if a licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the
licensee is unable to complete the required number of educational units during the renewal
term. The board may allow the licensee to complete the required number of continuing
education units within a time frame specified by the board. In no case shall the board
allow the licensee to complete less than the required number of continuing education units.

Sec. 14.

[147F.13] DISCIPLINE; REPORTING.

For purposes of this chapter, licensed genetic counselors and applicants are subject
to sections 147.091 to 147.162.

Sec. 15.

[147F.15] LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Subdivision 1.

Membership.

The board shall appoint a five-member Licensed
Genetic Counselor Advisory Council. One member must be a licensed physician with
experience in genetics, three members must be licensed genetic counselors, and one
member must be a public member.

Subd. 2.

Organization.

The advisory council shall be organized and administered
under section 15.059, except that section 15.059, subdivision 2, does not apply to this
section. Members shall serve two-year terms, and shall serve until their successors have
been appointed. The council shall select a chair from its membership.

Subd. 3.

Duties.

The advisory council shall:

(1) advise the board regarding standards for licensed genetic counselors;

(2) provide for distribution of information regarding licensed genetic counselor
practice standards;

(3) advise the board on enforcement of this chapter;

(4) review applications and recommend granting or denying licensure or license
renewal;

(5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints,
conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against
licensed genetic counselors; and

(6) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils under chapter 214, as
directed by the board.

Subd. 4.

Expiration.

Notwithstanding section 15.059, the advisory council does
not expire.

Sec. 16.

[147F.17] FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Fees.

Fees are as follows:

(1) license application fee, $200;

(2) initial licensure and annual renewal, $150; and

(3) late fee, $75.

Subd. 2.

Proration of fees.

The board may prorate the initial license fee. All
licensees are required to pay the full fee upon license renewal.

Subd. 3.

Penalty for late renewals.

An application for registration renewal
submitted after the deadline must be accompanied by a late fee in addition to the required
fees.

Subd. 4.

Nonrefundable fees.

All fees are nonrefundable.

Subd. 5.

Deposit.

Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited
in the state government special revenue fund.

LACTATION CARE PROVIDERS

Sec. 17.

[148.9801] SCOPE AND APPLICATION.

Subdivision 1.

Scope.

Sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 apply to persons who are
applicants for licensure, who are licensed, who use protected titles, or who represent that
they are licensed under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.

Subd. 2.

Application.

Nothing in sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 shall prohibit any
person from providing breastfeeding education and support services, whether or not that
person is licensed under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.

Sec. 18.

[148.9802] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Application.

For purposes of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, the
following terms have the meanings given.

Subd. 2.

Biennial licensure period.

"Biennial licensure period" means the two-year
period for which licensure is effective.

Subd. 3.

Breastfeeding education and support services.

"Breastfeeding
education and support services" refers to services such as educating women, families,
health professionals, and the community about the impact of breastfeeding and human
lactation on health and what to expect in the normal course of breastfeeding; facilitating
the development of policies that protect, promote, and support breastfeeding; acting as
an advocate for breastfeeding as the child-feeding norm; providing holistic breastfeeding
support, encouragement, and care from preconception to weaning in order to help women
and their families meet their breastfeeding goals; using principles of adult education when
teaching clients, health care providers, and others in the community; and identifying and
referring high-risk mothers and babies and those requiring clinical treatment to licensed
providers. Any individual, with or without a license, may provide breastfeeding education
and support services.

Subd. 4.

Certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation consultant, or
advanced nurse lactation consultant.

"Certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation
consultant, or advanced nurse lactation consultant" means an individual who possesses
certification from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children
Project, Inc.

Subd. 5.

Clinical lactation services.

"Clinical lactation services" refers to the
clinical application of evidence-based practices for evaluation, problem identification,
treatment, education, and consultation in providing lactation care and services to
childbearing families. Clinical lactation services involves one or more of the following
activities: lactation assessment through the systematic collection of data; analysis of data;
creation of lactation care plans; implementation of lactation care plans, including but not
limited to providing demonstration and instruction to parents and communicating with
the primary health care provider; evaluation of outcomes; and recommending the use of
assistive devices when appropriate. Individuals who provide one or more of the services
listed in this subdivision are providing clinical lactation services.

Subd. 6.

Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health or a
designee.

Subd. 7.

Credential.

"Credential" means a license, permit, certification, registration,
or other evidence of qualification or authorization to engage in the practice of clinical
lactation care services issued by any authority.

Subd. 8.

International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant.

"International
Board-Certified Lactation Consultant" means an individual who possesses certification
from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners as accredited by the
National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

Subd. 9.

License or licensed.

"License" or "licensed" means the act or status of a
natural person who meets the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.

Subd. 10.

Licensed lactation care provider.

"Licensed lactation care provider"
means an individual who meets the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, is
licensed by the commissioner, and is permitted to provide clinical lactation services and
use the titles authorized in this section and section 148.9803.

Subd. 11.

Licensee.

"Licensee" means a person who meets the requirements of
sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.

Subd. 12.

Licensure by equivalency.

"Licensure by equivalency" means a method
of licensure described in section 148.9806, subdivision 2, by which an individual who
possesses a credential from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, from the Academy
of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., or from another
nationally recognized credentialing agency may qualify for licensure.

Subd. 13.

Licensure by reciprocity.

"Licensure by reciprocity" means a method
of licensure described in section 148.9806, subdivision 3, by which an individual who
possesses a credential from another jurisdiction may qualify for Minnesota licensure.

Subd. 14.

Protected title.

"Protected title" means the title of licensed lactation
consultant, licensed certified lactation counselor, licensed advanced lactation consultant,
licensed advanced nurse lactation consultant, or licensed International Board-Certified
Lactation Consultant.

Sec. 19.

[148.9803] LICENSURE; PROTECTED TITLES AND RESTRICTIONS
ON USE; EXEMPT PERSONS; SANCTIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Unlicensed practice prohibited.

Effective July 1, 2017, no person
shall engage in the practice of clinical lactation services unless the person is licensed as a
lactation care provider in accordance with sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.

Subd. 2.

Protected titles and restrictions on use.

(a) The terms or phrases "licensed
International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant" or "licensed lactation consultant"
alone or in combination can only be used by an individual licensed under sections 148.9801
to 148.9812 and who possesses a credential from the International Board of Lactation
Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

(b) The terms or phrases "licensed certified lactation counselor," "certified lactation
counselor," "licensed advanced lactation consultant," "advanced lactation consultant,"
"licensed advanced nurse lactation consultant," "advanced nurse lactation consultant,"
"licensed lactation counselor," or "licensed lactation consultant" alone or in combination
can only be used by an individual licensed under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 and who
possesses a credential from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy
Children Project, Inc.

Subd. 3.

Exempt persons.

This section does not apply to:

(1) a person employed as a lactation consultant or lactation counselor by the
government of the United States or any agency of it. However, use of the protected titles
under those circumstances is allowed only in connection with performance of official
duties for the federal government;

(2) a student participating in supervised fieldwork or supervised coursework that
is necessary to meet the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 if the student is
designated by a title which clearly indicates the student's status as a student trainee. Any
use of the protected titles under these circumstances is allowed only while the person is
performing the duties of the supervised fieldwork or supervised coursework;

(3) a person visiting and then leaving the state and performing clinical lactation
services while in the state if the services are performed no more than 30 days in a calendar
year as part of a professional activity that is limited in scope and duration and is in
association with a licensed lactation care provider licensed under sections 148.9801 to
148.9812, and:

(i) the person is credentialed under the law of another state which has credentialing
requirements at least as stringent as the requirements of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812;

(ii) the person meets the requirements for certification as an International
Board-Certified Lactation Consultant established by the International Board of Lactation
Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies;
or

(iii) the person is certified as a certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation
consultant, or advanced nurse lactation consultant by the Academy of Lactation Policy
and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc.;

(4) a person licensed to practice as a dentist under chapter 150A, physician or
osteopath under chapter 147, nurse under sections 148.171 to 148.285, physician assistant
under chapter 147A, dietitian under sections 148.621 to 148.634, or midwife under chapter
147D, when providing clinical lactation services incidental to the practice of the person's
profession, except the person shall not use the protected titles;

(5) an employee of a department, agency, or division of state, county, or local
government, when providing clinical lactation services within the discharge of the
employee's official duties including, but not limited to, peer counselors in the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; or

(6) a volunteer providing clinical lactation services, if:

(i) the volunteer does not use the protected titles or represent that the volunteer is
licensed or has the clinical skills and abilities associated with licensure;

(ii) the volunteer service is performed at no cost, with no fee charged to or payment,
monetary or otherwise, provided by the individual or group served; and

(iii) the volunteer receives no compensation, monetary or otherwise, except for
administrative expenses including, but not limited to, mileage.

Subd. 4.

Sanctions.

A person who practices clinical lactation services or represents
that they are a licensed lactation care provider by or through the use of any title described
in subdivision 2 without prior licensure according to sections 148.9801 to 148.9812
is subject to sanctions or action against continuing the activity according to section
148.9804, chapter 214, or other statutory authority.

Subd. 5.

Exemption.

Nothing in sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 shall prohibit the
practice of any profession or occupation, licensed or registered by the state, by any person
duly licensed or registered to practice the profession or occupation or to perform any act
that falls within the scope of practice of the profession or occupation.

Sec. 20.

[148.9804] PENALTY.

If the commissioner finds that a licensed lactation care provider has violated
the provisions of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812 or rules adopted under those sections,
the commissioner may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each separate
violation. The amount of the civil penalty shall be fixed so as to deprive the licensed
lactation care provider of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation
charged, to discourage similar violations, and to reimburse the commissioner for the cost
of the investigation and proceeding, including, but not limited to: fees paid for services
provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings, legal and investigative services
provided by the Office of the Attorney General, services of court reporters, witnesses, and
reproduction of records.

Sec. 21.

[148.9806] APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; PROCEDURE.

Subdivision 1.

Application for licensure.

An applicant for licensure must:

(1) have a current certification from the International Board of Lactation Consultant
Examiners as accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the
Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., or another
jurisdiction whose standards for credentialing are determined by the commissioner to be
equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure under subdivision 2;

(2) submit a completed application for licensure on forms provided by the
commissioner and supply the information requested on the application, including:

(i) the applicant's name, business address, business telephone number, business
setting, and daytime telephone number;

(ii) a description of the applicant's education and training, including a list of degrees
received from educational institutions;

(iii) the applicant's work history for the six years preceding the application, including
the number of hours worked;

(iv) a list of all lactation consulting credentials currently and previously held in
Minnesota and other jurisdictions;

(v) a description of any jurisdiction's refusal to credential the applicant;

(vi) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the
applicant in any jurisdiction;

(vii) information on any physical or mental condition or chemical dependency
that impairs the applicant's ability to provide clinical lactation services with reasonable
judgment or safety;

(viii) a description of any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony conviction
that is reasonably related to the practice of clinical lactation services; and

(ix) a description of any state or federal court order, including a conciliation court
order or a disciplinary order, related to the individual's clinical lactation services practice;

(3) submit with the application all fees required by section 148.9811;

(4) sign a statement that the information in the application is true and correct to the
best of the applicant's knowledge and belief;

(5) sign a waiver authorizing the commissioner to obtain access to the applicant's
records in this or any other state in which the applicant holds or previously held a
credential for the practice of an occupation, completed a clinical lactation services
education program, or engaged in the practice of clinical lactation services;

(6) within 30 days of a request, submit additional information as requested by the
commissioner to clarify information in the application, including information to determine
whether the individual has engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action under
section 148.9812; and

(7) submit the additional information required for licensure by equivalency or
licensure by reciprocity.

Subd. 2.

Credentialed applicants.

An applicant who is credentialed by the
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National
Commission for Certifying Agencies as an International Board-Certified Lactation
Consultant or an applicant who is credentialed by the Academy of Lactation Policy and
Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc. may be eligible for licensure by equivalency
as a licensed lactation care provider. Nothing in this section limits the commissioner's
authority to deny licensure based upon the grounds for discipline in section 148.9812.
Applicants under this subdivision must provide the materials required in subdivision
1 and must also provide:

(1) verified documentation from the International Board of Lactation Consultant
Examiners stating that the applicant is credentialed as an International Board-Certified
Lactation Consultant, or verified documentation from the Academy of Lactation Policy
and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., that the applicant is credentialed as a
certified lactation counselor, advanced lactation consultant, or advanced nurse lactation
consultant. The applicant is responsible for obtaining this documentation; and

(2) a waiver authorizing the commissioner to obtain access to the applicant's records
maintained by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners or the Academy
of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy Children Project, Inc.

Subd. 3.

Applicants credentialed in another jurisdiction.

(a) An applicant
who holds a current credential as a licensed lactation consultant, licensed lactation care
provider, or licensed lactation counselor in the District of Columbia or a state or territory
of the United States whose standards for credentialing are determined by the commissioner
to be equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure under subdivision 2, may be
eligible for licensure by reciprocity as a licensed lactation care provider. Nothing in this
section limits the commissioner's authority to deny licensure based upon the grounds for
discipline in section 148.9812.

(b) Applicants under this subdivision must provide the materials required in
subdivision 1 and must also request that the appropriate government body in each
jurisdiction in which the applicant holds or held credentials as a licensed lactation care
provider or substantially similar title send a letter to the commissioner verifying the
applicant's credentials. A license shall not be issued until the commissioner receives a
letter verifying each of the applicant's credentials. Each letter must include the applicant's
name and date of birth, credential number and date of issuance, a statement regarding
investigations pending and disciplinary actions taken or pending against the applicant,
current status of the credential, and the terms under which the credential was issued.

Subd. 4.

Action on applications for licensure.

(a) The commissioner shall
approve, approve with conditions, or deny licensure. The commissioner shall act on an
application for licensure according to paragraphs (b) to (d).

(b) The commissioner shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for
licensure. The commissioner may investigate information provided by an applicant to
determine whether the information is accurate and complete.

(c) The commissioner shall notify an applicant of action taken on the application
and, if licensure is denied or approved with conditions, the grounds for the commissioner's
determination.

(d) An applicant denied licensure or granted licensure with conditions may make
a written request to the commissioner, within 30 days of the date of the commissioner's
determination, for reconsideration of the commissioner's determination. Individuals
requesting reconsideration may submit information which the applicant wants considered
in the reconsideration. After reconsideration of the commissioner's determination to deny
licensure or grant licensure with conditions, the commissioner shall determine whether
the original determination should be affirmed or modified. An applicant is allowed no
more than one request in any one biennial licensure period for reconsideration of the
commissioner's determination to deny licensure or approve licensure with conditions.

Sec. 22.

[148.9807] LICENSURE RENEWAL.

Subdivision 1.

Renewal requirements.

To be eligible for licensure renewal, a
licensee must:

(1) submit a completed and signed application for licensure renewal on forms
provided by the commissioner;

(2) submit the renewal fee required under section 148.9811;

(3) submit proof that the licensee is currently credentialed by the International
Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners as accredited by the National Commission
for Certifying Agencies, the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the Healthy
Children Project, Inc., or another jurisdiction as described in section 148.9806; and

(4) submit additional information as requested by the commissioner to clarify
information presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted
within 30 days after the commissioner's request.

Subd. 2.

Renewal deadline.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), licenses must
be renewed every two years. Licensees must comply with the procedures in paragraphs
(b) to (e).

(b) Each license must state an expiration date. An application for licensure renewal
must be received by the Department of Health at least 30 calendar days before the
expiration date.

(c) If the commissioner changes the renewal schedule and the new expiration date is
less than two years in the future, the fee to be reported at the next renewal must be prorated.

(d) An application for licensure renewal not received within the time required under
paragraph (b), but received on or before the expiration date, must be accompanied by a
late fee in addition to the renewal fee specified in section 148.9811.

(e) Licensure renewals received after the expiration date shall not be accepted and
persons seeking licensed status must comply with the requirements of section 148.9808.

Subd. 3.

Licensure renewal notice.

At least 60 calendar days before the expiration
date in subdivision 2, the commissioner shall notify the licensee. The notice must include
an application for licensure renewal and notice of fees required for renewal. The licensee's
failure to receive notice does not relieve the licensee of the obligation to meet the renewal
deadline and other requirements for licensure renewal.

Sec. 23.

[148.9808] LICENSURE RENEWAL; AFTER EXPIRATION DATE.

An individual whose application for licensure renewal is received after the licensure
expiration date must submit the following:

(1) a completed and signed application for licensure following lapse in licensed
status on forms provided by the commissioner;

(2) the renewal fee and the late fee required under section 148.9811;

(3) proof that the licensee is currently credentialed by the International Board of
Lactation Consultant Examiners, the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice of the
Healthy Children Project, Inc., or another jurisdiction as described in section 148.9806; and

(4) additional information as requested by the commissioner to clarify information in
the application, including information to determine whether the individual has engaged in
conduct warranting disciplinary action as set forth in section 148.9812. This information
must be submitted within 30 days after the commissioner's request.

Sec. 24.

[148.9809] CHANGE OF NAME, ADDRESS, OR EMPLOYMENT.

A licensee who changes a name, address, or employment must inform the
commissioner, in writing, of the change of name, address, employment, business address,
or business telephone number within 30 days. A change in name must be accompanied by
a copy of a marriage certificate or court order. All notices or other correspondence mailed
to or served on a licensee by the commissioner at the licensee's address on file with the
commissioner shall be considered as having been received by the licensee.

Sec. 25.

[148.9810] RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION.

Subdivision 1.

Required notification.

In the absence of a physician referral or
prior authorization, and before providing clinical lactation services for remuneration or
expectation of payment from the client, a licensed lactation care provider must provide the
following written notification in all capital letters of 12-point or larger boldface type to the
client, parent, or guardian: "YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, INSURER, OR PLAN
MAY REQUIRE A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL OR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND
YOU MAY BE OBLIGATED FOR PARTIAL OR FULL PAYMENT FOR CLINICAL
LACTATION SERVICES RENDERED." Information other than this notification may be
included as long as the notification remains conspicuous on the face of the document. A
nonwritten disclosure format may be used to satisfy the recipient notification requirement
when necessary to accommodate the physical condition of a client or client's guardian.

Subd. 2.

Evidence of recipient notification.

The licensed lactation care provider
is responsible for providing evidence of compliance with the recipient notification
requirement of this section.

Sec. 26.

[148.9811] FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Initial licensure fee.

The initial licensure fee for licensed lactation
care providers is $80. The commissioner shall prorate fees based on the number of
quarters remaining in the biennial licensure period.

Subd. 2.

Licensure renewal fee.

The biennial licensure renewal fee for licensed
lactation care providers is $80.

Subd. 3.

Duplicate license fee.

The fee for a duplicate license is $25.

Subd. 4.

Late fee.

The fee for late submission of a renewal application is $25.

Subd. 5.

Verification to other states.

The fee for verification of licensure to other
states is $25.

Subd. 6.

Use of fees.

All fees are nonrefundable. Fees collected under this section
shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue
fund for the purposes of administering sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.

Subd. 7.

Penalty fee.

(a) The penalty for using one of the protected titles without a
current license after the credential has expired and before it is renewed is the amount of
the license renewal fee for any part of the first month, plus the license renewal fee for any
part of any subsequent month up to 36 months.

(b) The penalty for applicants who use the protected title of licensed lactation care
provider before being issued a license is the amount of the license application fee for any
part of the first month, plus the license application fee for any part of any subsequent
month up to 36 months.

(c) For conduct described in paragraph (a) or (b) exceeding six months, payment of a
penalty does not preclude any disciplinary action reasonably justified by the individual case.

Sec. 27.

[148.9812] GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OR DENIAL OF
LICENSURE; INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES; DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Grounds for discipline or denial of licensure.

The commissioner
may deny an application for licensure, may approve licensure with conditions, or may
discipline a licensee using any disciplinary action listed in subdivision 3 on proof that
the individual has:

(1) intentionally submitted false or misleading information to the commissioner;

(2) failed, within 30 days, to provide information in response to a written request by
the commissioner;

(3) performed services of a licensed lactation care provider in an incompetent
manner, in a manner that is outside of the provider's scope of practice, or in a manner that
falls below the community standard of care;

(4) violated a provision of sections 148.9801 to 148.9812;

(5) aided or abetted another person in violating a provision of sections 148.9801 to
148.9812;

(6) failed to perform services with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety due to the
use of alcohol or drugs, or other physical or mental impairment;

(7) been convicted of violating any state or federal law, rule, or regulation which
directly relates to the practice of clinical lactation services;

(8) been disciplined for conduct in the practice of an occupation by the state of
Minnesota, another jurisdiction, or a national professional association, if any of the
grounds for discipline are the same or substantially equivalent to those in sections
148.9801 to 148.9812;

(9) not cooperated with the commissioner in an investigation conducted according to
subdivision 2;

(10) advertised in a manner that is false or misleading;

(11) engaged in dishonest, unethical, or unprofessional conduct in connection with the
practice of clinical lactation services that is likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

(12) demonstrated a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety
of a client;

(13) performed medical diagnosis or provided treatment without being licensed to
do so under the laws of this state;

(14) paid or promised to pay a commission or part of a fee to any person who
contacts the licensed lactation care provider for consultation or sends patients to the
licensed lactation care provider for treatment;

(15) engaged in abusive or fraudulent billing practices, including violations of
federal Medicare and Medicaid laws, Food and Drug Administration regulations, or state
medical assistance laws;

(16) obtained money, property, or services from a consumer through the use of
undue influence, high-pressure sales tactics, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud;

(17) performed services for a client who had no possibility of benefiting from the
services;

(18) failed to refer a client for medical evaluation when appropriate or when a client
indicated symptoms associated with diseases that could be medically or surgically treated;

(19) engaged in conduct with a client that is sexual, or may reasonably be interpreted
by the client as sexual, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning
to a client;

(20) violated a federal or state court order, including a conciliation court judgment,
or a disciplinary order issued by the commissioner, related to the person's clinical lactation
services practice; or

(21) any other just cause related to the practice of clinical lactation services.

Subd. 2.

Investigation of complaints.

The commissioner may initiate an
investigation upon receiving a complaint or other oral or written communication that
alleges or implies that a person has violated sections 148.9801 to 148.9812. In the
receipt, investigation, and hearing of a complaint that alleges or implies that a person has
violated sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, the commissioner shall follow the procedures
in section 214.10.

Subd. 3.

Disciplinary action.

If the commissioner finds that a licensed lactation
care provider should be disciplined according to subdivision 1, the commissioner may
take any one or more of the following actions:

(1) refuse to grant or renew licensure;

(2) approve licensure with conditions;

(3) revoke licensure;

(4) suspend licensure;

(5) any reasonable lesser action including, but not limited to, reprimand or restriction
on licensure; or

(6) any action authorized by statute.

Subd. 4.

Effect of specific disciplinary action on use of title.

Upon notice from
the commissioner denying licensure renewal or upon notice that disciplinary actions have
been imposed and the person is no longer entitled to provide clinical lactation services and
use one of the protected titles, the person shall cease to provide clinical lactation services,
to use the title protected by sections 148.9801 to 148.9812, and to represent to the public
that the person is licensed by the commissioner.

Subd. 5.

Reinstatement requirements after disciplinary action.

A person who
has had licensure suspended may request and provide justification for reinstatement
following the period of suspension specified by the commissioner. The requirements
of section 148.9808 for renewing licensure and any other conditions imposed with the
suspension must be met before licensure may be reinstated.

Subd. 6.

Authority to contract.

The commissioner shall contract with the health
professionals services program as authorized by sections 214.31 to 214.37 to provide these
services to practitioners under sections 148.9801 to 148.9812. The health professionals
services program does not affect the commissioner's authority to discipline violations of
sections 148.9801 to 148.9812.

MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPY

Sec. 28.

[148.982] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

The definitions in this section apply to sections
148.982 to 148.9885.

Subd. 2.

Advertise.

"Advertise" means to publish, display, broadcast, or disseminate
information by any means that can be reasonably construed as an advertisement.

Subd. 3.

Advisory council.

"Advisory council" means the Registered Massage and
Bodywork Therapist Advisory Council established under section 148.9861.

Subd. 4.

Applicant.

"Applicant" means an individual applying for registration or
renewal according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885.

Subd. 5.

Board.

"Board" means the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

Subd. 6.

Client.

"Client" means a recipient of massage and bodywork therapy
services.

Subd. 7.

Competency exam.

"Competency exam" means a massage and bodywork
therapy competency assessment that is approved by the board and is psychometrically
valid, based on a job task analysis, and administered by a national testing organization.

Subd. 8.

Contact hour.

"Contact hour" means an instructional session of at least
50 consecutive minutes, excluding coffee breaks, registration, meals without a speaker,
and social activities.

Subd. 9.

Credential.

"Credential" means a license, registration, or certification.

Subd. 10.

Health care provider.

"Health care provider" means a person who has a
state credential to provide one or more of the following services: medical as defined in
section 147.081, chiropractic as defined in section 148.01, podiatry as defined in section
153.01, dentistry as defined in section 150A.01, physical therapy as defined in section
148.65, or other state-credentialed providers.

Subd. 11.

Massage and bodywork therapy.

"Massage and bodywork therapy"
means a health care service involving systematic and structured touch and palpation, and
pressure and movement of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia, in order to reduce
muscle tension, relieve soft tissue pain, improve circulation, increase flexibility, increase
activity of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system, or to promote
general wellness, by use of the techniques and applications described in section 148.983.

Subd. 12.

Municipality.

"Municipality" means a county, town, or home rule
charter or statutory city.

Subd. 13.

Physical agent modality.

"Physical agent modality" means modalities
that use the properties of light, water, temperature, sound, and electricity to produce
a response in soft tissue.

Subd. 14.

Practice of massage and bodywork therapy.

"Practice of massage and
bodywork therapy" means to engage professionally for compensation or as a volunteer in
massage and bodywork therapy or the instruction of professional technique coursework.

Subd. 15.

Professional organization.

"Professional organization" means an
organization that represents massage and bodywork therapists, was established before
the year 2005, offers professional liability insurance as a benefit of membership, has an
established code of professional ethics, and is board approved.

Subd. 16.

Registered massage and bodywork therapist or registrant.

"Registered
massage and bodywork therapist" or "registrant" means a health care provider registered
according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885, for the practice of massage and bodywork
therapy.

Subd. 17.

State.

"State" means any state in the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or Guam; or any Canadian
province or similar political subdivision of a foreign country; except "this state" means the
state of Minnesota.

Sec. 29.

[148.983] MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPY.

(a) The practice of massage and bodywork therapy by a registered massage and
bodywork therapist includes the following:

(1) use of any or all of the following techniques using the hands, forearms, elbows,
knees, or feet, or handheld, nonpuncturing, mechanical, or electrical devices that
mimic or enhance the actions of the human hands: effleurage or gliding; petrissage or
kneading; vibration and jostling; friction; tapotement or percussion; compression; fascial
manipulation; passive stretching within the normal anatomical range of motion; and

(2) application and use of any of the following: oils, lotions, gels, rubbing alcohol, or
powders for the purpose of lubricating the skin to be massaged; creams, with the exception
of prescription medicinal creams; hot or cold stones; essential oils as used in aromatherapy
for inhalation or diluted for topical application; salt glows and wraps; or heat or ice.

(b) The practice of massage and bodywork therapy does not include any of the
following:

(1) diagnosing any illness or disease;

(2) altering a course of recommended massage and bodywork therapy when
recommended by a state-credentialed health care provider without first consulting that
health care provider;

(3) prescription of drugs or medicines;

(4) intentional adjustment, manipulation, or mobilization of abnormal articulations,
neurological disturbances, structural alterations, biomechanical alterations as described in
section 148.01, including by means of a high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusting force or by
means of manual therapy or mechanical therapy for the manipulation or adjustment of
joint articulation as defined in section 146.23; or

(5) application of physical agent modalities, needles that puncture the skin, or
injection therapy.

Sec. 30.

[148.984] LIMITATIONS ON PRACTICE.

If a massage and bodywork therapist has reason to believe a client's medical
condition is beyond the scope of practice established by sections 148.982 to 148.9885, or
by rules of the board for a registered massage and bodywork therapist, the massage and
bodywork therapist must refer the client to a health care provider as defined in sections
148.982 to 148.9885, but is not prohibited from comanaging the client.

Sec. 31.

[148.985] PROTECTED TITLES AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE.

Subdivision 1.

Designation.

An individual regulated by sections 148.982 to
148.9885, is designated as a "registered massage and bodywork therapist" or "RMBT."

Subd. 2.

Title protection.

Effective July 1, 2017, no individual may use the title
"registered massage and bodywork therapist," or use, in connection with the individual's
name, the letters "RMBT," or any other titles, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia
indicating or implying that the individual is registered or eligible for registration by this
state as a registered massage therapist unless the individual has been registered under
sections 148.982 to 148.9885.

Subd. 3.

Identification of registrants.

(a) A massage and bodywork therapist
registered according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885 shall be identified as a "registered
massage and bodywork therapist." If not written in full, this must be designated as "RMBT."

(b) The board may adopt rules for the implementation of this section, including the
identification of terms or references that may be used only by registered massage and
bodywork therapists as necessary to protect the public.

(c) A massage and bodywork therapist who is credentialed by another state, or who
holds a certification from organizations, agencies, or educational providers may advertise
using those terms or letters to indicate that credential, provided that the credentialing
body is clearly identified.

Subd. 4.

Other health care providers.

Nothing in sections 148.982 to 148.9885
may be construed to prohibit, restrict the practice of, or require massage and bodywork
therapy registration of any of the following:

(1) a health care provider credentialed by this state, using massage and bodywork
therapy techniques within the scope of the provider's credential, provided the provider
does not advertise or imply that the provider is registered according to sections 148.982
to 148.9885; or

(2) the natural health procedures, practices, and treatments in section 146A.01,
subdivision 4, provided that the provider does not advertise or imply that the provider is
registered according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885.

Sec. 32.

[148.986] POWERS OF BOARD.

The board, acting with the advice of the advisory council, shall issue registrations to
duly qualified applicants and shall exercise the following powers and duties:

(1) adopt rules, including standards of practice and a professional code of ethics,
consistent with the law, as may be necessary to enable the board to implement the
provisions of sections 148.982 to 148.9885;

(2) assign duties to the advisory council that are necessary to implement the
provisions of sections 148.982 to 148.9885;

(3) approve or conduct a competency exam;

(4) appoint members to the advisory council according to section 148.9861 and
chapter 214;

(5) enforce sections 148.982 to 148.9885; investigate violations of section 148.9882
by a registrant or applicant; impose discipline as described in section 148.9882, and incur
any necessary expense;

(6) maintain a record of names and addresses of registrants;

(7) keep a permanent record of all its proceedings;

(8) distribute information regarding massage and bodywork therapy standards,
including applications and forms necessary to carry into effect the provisions of sections
148.982 to 148.9885;

(9) take action on applications according to section 148.9881; and

(10) employ and establish the duties of necessary personnel.

Sec. 33.

[148.9861] REGISTERED MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPIST
ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Subdivision 1.

Creation; membership.

(a) The Registered Massage and Bodywork
Therapist Advisory Council is created and is composed of five members appointed by
the board. All members must have resided in this state for at least three years prior to
appointment. The advisory council consists of:

(1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02;

(2) three members who, except for initial appointees, are registered massage and
bodywork therapists. Initial appointees must practice massage and bodywork therapy.
An initial appointee shall be removed from the council if the appointee does not obtain
registration under section 148.987 within a reasonable time after registration procedures
are established.

(b) A person may not be appointed to serve more than two consecutive full terms.

(c) No more than one member of the advisory council may be an owner or
administrator of a massage and bodywork therapy education provider.

Subd. 2.

Vacancies.

When a vacancy occurs for a member who is a registered
massage and bodywork therapist, the board may appoint a member from among qualified
candidates or from a list of nominees submitted by professional organizations that contains
twice the number of nominees as vacancies. The board may fill vacancies occurring on
the advisory council for unexpired terms according to this section. Members shall retain
membership until a qualified successor is appointed.

Subd. 3.

Terms; compensation; removal.

Membership terms shall be as provided
in section 15.059, subdivision 2. The members appointed under subdivision 1, clause (2),
shall serve terms that are coterminous with the governor. Members shall be compensated
as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3. Members may be removed and vacancies
filled as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 4, except as provided in subdivision 2.

Subd. 4.

Chair.

The council must elect a chair from among its members.

Subd. 5.

Staffing.

The Minnesota Board of Nursing shall provide meeting space
and administrative support for the advisory council.

Subd. 6.

Duties.

The advisory council shall advise the board regarding:

(1) establishment of standards of practice and a code of ethics for registered massage
and bodywork therapists;

(2) distribution of information regarding massage and bodywork standards;

(3) enforcement of sections 148.982 to 148.9885;

(4) applications and recommendations of applicants for registration or registration
renewal;

(5) complaints and recommendations regarding disciplinary matters and proceedings
according to sections 214.10; 214.103; and 214.13, subdivisions 6 and 7;

(6) approval or creation of a competency exam granting status as an approved
education provider; and

(7) performance of other duties of advisory councils under chapter 214, or as
directed by the board.

Subd. 7.

Sunset.

The advisory council shall not expire.

Sec. 34.

[148.987] REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

Subdivision 1.

Registration.

To be eligible for registration according to sections
148.982 to 148.9885, an applicant must:

(1) pay applicable fees;

(2) submit to a criminal background check and pay the fees associated with obtaining
the criminal background check. The background check shall be conducted in accordance
with section 214.075; and

(3) file a written application on a form provided by the board that includes:

(i) the applicant's name, Social Security number, home address and telephone
number, business address and telephone number, and business setting;

(ii) provide proof, as required by the board, of:

(A) having obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(B) being 18 years of age or older;

(C) current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid certification;

(D) current professional liability insurance coverage, with a minimum of $1,000,000
of coverage per occurrence; and

(E) proof, as required by the board, that the applicant has completed a postsecondary
course of study that includes:

(aa) science, including anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, pathology, hygiene,
and standard precautions; and

(bb) clinical practice in massage and bodywork therapy techniques; supervised
practice; professional ethics and standards of practice; business and legal practices related
to massage and bodywork therapy; and history, theory, and research related to massage
and bodywork therapy;

(iii) unless registered under subdivision 3 or 4, successful completion of a
competency exam;

(iv) a list of credentials or memberships held in this state or other states or from
private credentialing or professional organizations;

(v) a description of any other state or municipality's refusal to credential the applicant;

(vi) a description of all professional disciplinary actions initiated against the
applicant in any jurisdiction;

(vii) any history of drug or alcohol abuse;

(viii) any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony conviction;

(ix) additional information as requested by the board;

(x) the applicant's signature on a statement that the information in the application is
true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge; and

(xi) the applicant's signature on a waiver authorizing the board to obtain access to
the applicant's records in this state or any other state in which the applicant has engaged in
the practice of massage and bodywork therapy.

Subd. 2.

Registration prohibited.

The board may deny an application for
registration if an applicant:

(1) has been convicted in this state of any of the following crimes, or of equivalent
crimes in another state:

(i) prostitution as defined under section 609.321, 609.324, or 609.3242;

(ii) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451, or 609.3453; or

(iii) a violent crime as defined under section 611A.08, subdivision 6;

(2) is a registered sex offender under section 243.166;

(3) has been subjected to disciplinary action under section 146A.09, if the board
determines such denial is necessary to protect the public; or

(4) if an applicant is charged with or under investigation for complaints in this state or
any state that would constitute a violation of the statutes or rules established for the practice
of massage and bodywork therapy in this state, the applicant shall not be registered until
the complaints have been resolved in the applicant's favor. Should a complaint be resolved
in favor of the complainant, the application for registration in this state may be denied.

Subd. 3.

Registration by endorsement.

(a) To be eligible for registration by
endorsement, an applicant shall:

(1) meet the requirements for registration in subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), and
(3), items (v) to (xi); and

(2) provide proof of a current and unrestricted equivalent credential in another
state that has qualifications at least equivalent to the requirements of sections 148.982 to
148.9885. The proof shall include records as required by rules of the board.

(b) Registrations issued by endorsement shall expire on the same schedule and be
renewed by the same procedures as registrations issued under subdivision 1.

Subd. 4.

Registration by grandfathering.

(a) To be eligible for registration by
grandfathering, an applicant shall:

(1) meet the requirements for registration in subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), and
(3), items (v) to (xi); and

(2) provide documentation as specified by the board demonstrating the applicant has
met at least one of the following qualifications:

(i) successful completion of at least 500 hours of supervised classroom and hands-on
instruction relating to massage and bodywork therapy;

(ii) successful completion of a competency exam;

(iii) evidence of experience in the practice of massage and bodywork therapy for at
least two of the previous five years immediately preceding application; or

(iv) active membership in a professional organization for at least two of the previous
five years immediately preceding application.

(b) Registrations issued by grandfathering shall expire and be renewed on the same
schedule and by the same procedures as registrations issued under subdivision 1.

(c) This subdivision is effective for two years after the first date the board has made
applications available.

Subd. 5.

Temporary permit.

A temporary permit to practice as a registered
massage and bodywork therapist may be issued to an applicant eligible for registration
under subdivision 1, 3, or 4, if the application for registration is complete, all applicable
requirements in this section have been met, and applicable fees have been paid. The
temporary permit remains valid until the board takes action on the applicant's application.

Sec. 35.

[148.9871] EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.

Subdivision 1.

Registration expiration.

Registrations issued according to this
chapter expire annually.

Subd. 2.

Renewal.

To be eligible for registration renewal, a registrant must
annually, or as determined by the board:

(1) complete a renewal application on a form provided by the board;

(2) submit applicable fees; and

(3) submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify information
presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days
after the board's request, or the renewal request is canceled.

Subd. 3.

Change of address.

A registrant who changes addresses must inform
the board within 30 days, in writing, of the change of address. Notices or other
correspondence mailed to or served on a registrant at the registrant's current address on
file shall be considered as having been received by the registrant.

Subd. 4.

Registration renewal notice.

At least 60 days before the registration
renewal date, the board shall send out a renewal notice to the last known address of the
registrant on file. The notice must include a renewal application and a notice of fees
required for renewal. It must also inform the registrant that registration will expire without
further action by the board if an application for registration renewal is not received before
the deadline for renewal. The registrant's failure to receive this notice shall not relieve the
registrant of the obligation to meet the deadline and other requirements for registration
renewal. Failure to receive this notice is not grounds for challenging expiration of
registered status.

Subd. 5.

Renewal deadline.

The renewal application and fee must be postmarked
on or before October 1 of the year of renewal or as determined by the board. If the
postmark is illegible, the application shall be considered timely if received by the third
working day after the deadline.

Subd. 6.

Inactive status and return to active status.

(a) A registration may be
placed in inactive status upon application to the board by the registrant and upon payment
of an inactive status fee.

(b) A registrant seeking restoration to active status from inactive status must pay
the current renewal fees and all unpaid back inactive fees. The registrant must meet
the criteria for renewal under subdivision 7 prior to submitting an application to regain
registered status. If the registrant has been in inactive status for more than five years, a
qualifying score on a competency exam is required.

Subd. 7.

Registration following lapse of registration status for two years or less.

In order for an individual whose registration status has lapsed for two years or less, to
regain registration status, the individual must:

(1) apply for registration renewal according to subdivision 2; and

(2) submit applicable fees for the period not registered, including the fee for late
renewal.

Subd. 8.

Cancellation due to nonrenewal.

The board shall not renew, reissue,
reinstate, or restore a registration that has lapsed and has not been renewed within two
years. A registrant whose registration is canceled for nonrenewal must obtain a new
registration by applying for initial registration and fulfilling all requirements then in
existence for initial registration as a massage and bodywork therapist.

Subd. 9.

Cancellation of registration in good standing.

(a) A registrant holding
active registration as a massage and bodywork therapist in this state may, upon approval
of the board, be granted registration cancellation if the board is not investigating the
person as a result of a complaint or information received or if the board has not begun
disciplinary proceedings against the registrant. Such action by the board shall be reported
as a cancellation of registration in good standing.

(b) A registrant who receives board approval for registration cancellation is not
entitled to a refund of any registration fees paid for the registration period in which
cancellation of the registration occurred.

(c) To obtain registration after cancellation, an applicant must obtain a new
registration by applying for initial registration and fulfilling the requirements then in
existence for obtaining initial registration according to sections 148.982 to 148.9885.

Sec. 36.

[148.9881] BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS; DATA PRACTICES.

(a) The board shall act on each application for registration or renewal according
to paragraphs (b) and (d).

(b) The board or advisory council shall determine if the applicant meets the
requirements for registration or renewal under section 148.987 or 148.9871. The board
or advisory council may investigate information provided by an applicant to determine
whether the information is accurate and complete, and may request additional information
or documentation.

(c) The board shall notify each applicant, in writing, of action taken on the
application, the grounds for denying registration if registration is denied, and the
applicant's right to review under paragraph (d).

(d) An applicant denied registration may make a written request to the board, within
30 days of the board's notice, to appear before the advisory council and for the advisory
council to review the board's decision to deny the applicant's registration. After reviewing
the denial, the advisory council shall make a recommendation to the board as to whether
the denial shall be affirmed. Each applicant is allowed only one request for review per
registration period.

(e) Section 13.41 applies to government data of the board on applicants and
registrants.

Sec. 37.

[148.9882] GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

Subdivision 1.

Grounds listed.

(a) The board may deny, revoke, suspend, limit, or
condition the registration of a registrant or registered massage and bodywork therapist, or
may otherwise discipline a registrant. The fact that massage and bodywork therapy may
be considered a less customary approach to health care shall not constitute the basis for
disciplinary action per se.

(b) The following are grounds for disciplinary action, regardless of whether injury
to a client is established:

(1) failing to demonstrate the qualifications or to satisfy the requirements for
registration contained in sections 148.982 to 148.9885, or rules of the board. In the case of
an applicant, the burden of proof is on the applicant to demonstrate the qualifications or
satisfy the requirements;

(2) advertising in a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading manner, including,
but not limited to:

(i) advertising or holding oneself out as a "registered massage and bodywork
therapist" or any abbreviation or derivative thereof to indicate such a title, when such
registration is not valid or current for any reason;

(ii) advertising or holding oneself out as a "licensed massage and bodywork
therapist" or any abbreviation or derivative thereof to indicate such a title, unless the
registrant currently holds a valid state license in another state and provided that the state
is clearly identified;

(iii) advertising a service, the provision of which would constitute a violation of this
chapter or rules established by the board; and

(iv) using fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation when communicating with the general
public, health care providers, or other business professionals;

(3) falsifying information in a massage and bodywork therapy registration or renewal
application or attempting to obtain registration, registration renewal, or reinstatement by
fraud, deception, or misrepresentation, or aiding and abetting any of these acts;

(4) engaging in conduct with a client that is sexual or may reasonably be interpreted
by the client as sexual, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning
to a client, or engaging in sexual exploitation of a client, without regard to who initiates
such behaviors;

(5) committing an act of gross malpractice, negligence, or incompetency, or failing
to practice massage and bodywork therapy with the level of care, skill, and treatment
that is recognized by a reasonably prudent massage and bodywork therapist as being
acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances;

(6) having an actual or potential inability to practice massage and bodywork therapy
with reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason of illness, as a result of any mental
or physical condition, or use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other material. Being
adjudicated as mentally incompetent, mentally ill, a chemically dependent person, or a
person dangerous to the public by a court of competent jurisdiction, inside or outside
of this state, may be considered as evidence of an inability to practice massage and
bodywork therapy;

(7) being the subject of disciplinary action as a massage and bodywork therapist by
another state or jurisdiction where the board or advisory council determines that the cause
of the disciplinary action would be a violation under this state's statutes or rules of the
board if the violation had occurred in this state;

(8) failing to notify the board of revocation or suspension of a credential, or any
other disciplinary action taken by this or any other state, territory, or country, including
any restrictions on the right to practice; or the surrender or voluntary termination of a
credential during a board investigation of a complaint, as part of a disciplinary order, or
while under a disciplinary order;

(9) conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of
guilt, or a no-contest plea, in this state or elsewhere, reasonably related to engaging in
massage and bodywork therapy practices. Conviction, as used in this clause, includes a
conviction of an offense that, if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony, gross
misdemeanor, or misdemeanor, without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal
proceeding where a finding or verdict of guilt is made or returned but the adjudication
of guilt is either withheld or not entered;

(10) if a registrant is on probation, failing to abide by terms of that probation;

(11) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope of the practice of massage
and bodywork therapy;

(12) managing client records and information improperly, including but not limited to
failing to maintain adequate client records, comply with a client's request made according
to sections 144.291 to 144.298, or furnish a client record or report required by law;

(13) revealing a privileged communication from or relating to a client except when
otherwise required or permitted by law;

(14) providing massage and bodywork therapy services that are linked to the
financial gain of a referral source;

(15) obtaining money, property, or services from a client, other than reasonable
fees for services provided to the client, through the use of undue influence, harassment,
duress, deception, or fraud;

(16) engaging in abusive or fraudulent billing practices, including violations of
federal Medicare and Medicaid laws or state medical assistance laws;

(17) failing to consult with a client's health care provider who prescribed a course of
massage and bodywork therapy treatment if the treatment needs to be altered from the
original written order to conform with standards in the massage and bodywork therapy
field or the registrant's level of training or experience;

(18) failing to cooperate with an investigation of the board or its representatives,
including failing to respond fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf
of the board relating to the subject of the investigation, failing to execute all releases
requested by the board, failing to provide copies of client records, as reasonably requested
by the board to assist in its investigation, and failing to appear at conferences or hearings
scheduled by the board or its staff;

(19) interfering with an investigation or disciplinary proceeding, including by willful
misrepresentation of facts or by the use of threats or harassment to prevent a person from
providing evidence in a disciplinary proceeding or any legal action;

(20) violating a statute, rule, order, or agreement for corrective action that the board
issued or is otherwise authorized or empowered to enforce;

(21) aiding or abetting a person in violating sections 148.982 to 148.9885;

(22) failing to report to the board other massage and bodywork therapists who
commit violations of sections 148.982 to 148.9885; and

(23) failing to notify the board, in writing, of the entry of a final judgment by a
court of competent jurisdiction against the registrant for malpractice of massage and
bodywork therapy, or any settlement by the registrant in response to charges or allegations
of malpractice of massage and bodywork therapy. The notice must be provided to the
board within 60 days after the entry of a judgment, and must contain the name of the
court, case number, and the names of all parties to the action.

Subd. 2.

Evidence.

In disciplinary actions alleging a violation of subdivision 1,
a copy of the judgment or proceeding under the seal of the court administrator or of the
administrative agency that entered the same shall be admissible into evidence without
further authentication and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the violation.

Subd. 3.

Examination; access to medical data.

The board may take the actions
described in section 148.261, subdivision 5, if it has probable cause to believe that grounds
for disciplinary action exist under subdivision 1. The requirements and limitations
described in section 148.261, subdivision 5, shall apply.

Sec. 38.

[148.9883] DISCIPLINE; REPORTING.

For purposes of sections 148.982 to 148.9885, registered massage and bodywork
therapists and applicants are subject to sections 148.262 to 148.266.

Sec. 39.

[148.9884] EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.

Subdivision 1.

License authority.

The provisions of sections 148.982 to 148.9885
preempt the licensure and regulation of registered massage and bodywork therapists
by a municipality, including, without limitation, conducting a criminal background
investigation and examination of a massage and bodywork therapist or applicant for a
municipality's credential to practice massage and bodywork therapy.

Subd. 2.

Municipal regulation.

Nothing in sections 148.982 to 148.9885 shall
be construed to limit a municipality from:

(1) requiring a massage business establishment to obtain a business license or permit
in order to transact business in the jurisdiction regardless of whether the massage business
establishment is operated by a registered or unregistered massage and bodywork therapist;

(2) enforcing the provisions of health codes related to communicable diseases;

(3) requiring a criminal background check of any unregistered massage and
bodywork therapist applying for a license to conduct massage and bodywork therapy
in the municipality; and

(4) otherwise regulating massage business establishments by ordinance regardless of
whether the massage business establishment is operated by a registered or unregistered
massage and bodywork therapist.

Subd. 3.

Prosecuting authority.

A municipality may prosecute violations of
sections 148.982 to 148.9885, a local ordinance, or any other law by a registered or
unregistered massage and bodywork therapist in its jurisdiction.

Sec. 40.

[148.9885] FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Fees.

Fees are as follows:

(1) initial registration with application fee must not exceed $285;

(2) annual registration renewal fee must not exceed $185;

(3) duplicate registration certificate, $15;

(4) late fee, $50;

(5) inactive status and inactive to active status reactivation, $50;

(6) temporary permit, $50; and

(7) returned check, $35.

Subd. 2.

Penalty fee for late renewals.

An application for registration renewal
submitted after the deadline must be accompanied by a late fee in addition to the required
fees.

Subd. 3.

Nonrefundable fees.

All of the fees in subdivision 1 are nonrefundable.

Subd. 4.

Deposit.

Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited
into the state government special revenue fund.

Subd. 5.

Special assessment fee.

A special assessment fee not to exceed $85 shall
be assessed annually upon registration renewal until the fee revenue equals the board's
expenditures for registration activities under sections 148.982 to 148.9885.

ORTHODICS, PEDORTHICS, AND PROSTHETICS

Sec. 41.

[153B.10] SHORT TITLE.

Chapter 153B may be cited as the "Minnesota Orthotist, Prosthetist, and Pedorthist
Practice Act."

Sec. 42.

[153B.15] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Application.

For purposes of this chapter, the following words
have the meanings given.

Subd. 2.

Advisory council.

"Advisory council" means the Orthotics, Prosthetics,
and Pedorthics Advisory Council established under section 153B.25.

Subd. 3.

Board.

"Board" means the Board of Podiatric Medicine.

Subd. 4.

Custom-fabricated device.

"Custom-fabricated device" means an orthosis,
prosthesis, or pedorthic device for use by a patient that is fabricated to comprehensive
measurements or a mold or patient model in accordance with a prescription and which
requires on-site or in-person clinical and technical judgment in its design, fabrication,
and fitting.

Subd. 5.

Licensed orthotic-prosthetic assistant.

"Licensed orthotic-prosthetic
assistant" or "assistant" means a person, licensed by the board, who is educated and
trained to participate in comprehensive orthotic and prosthetic care while under the
supervision of a licensed orthotist or licensed prosthetist. Assistants may perform orthotic
and prosthetic procedures and related tasks in the management of patient care. The
assistant may fabricate, repair, and maintain orthoses and prostheses. The use of the title
"orthotic-prosthetic assistant" or representations to the public is limited to a person who is
licensed under this chapter as an orthotic-prosthetic assistant.

Subd. 6.

Licensed orthotic fitter.

"Licensed orthotic fitter" or "fitter" means a
person licensed by the board who is educated and trained in providing certain orthoses,
and is trained to conduct patient assessments, formulate treatment plans, implement
treatment plans, perform follow-up, and practice management pursuant to a prescription.
An orthotic fitter must be competent to fit certain custom-fitted, prefabricated, and
off-the-shelf orthoses as follows:

(1) cervical orthoses, except those used to treat an unstable cervical condition;

(2) prefabricated orthoses for the upper and lower extremities, except those used in:

(i) the initial or acute treatment of long bone fractures and dislocations;

(ii) therapeutic shoes and inserts needed as a result of diabetes; and

(iii) functional electrical stimulation orthoses;

(3) prefabricated spinal orthoses, except those used in the treatment of scoliosis or
unstable spinal conditions, including halo cervical orthoses; and

(4) trusses.

The use of the title "orthotic fitter" or representations to the public is limited to a person
who is licensed under this chapter as an orthotic fitter.

Subd. 7.

Licensed orthotist.

"Licensed orthotist" means a person licensed by
the board who is educated and trained to practice orthotics, which includes managing
comprehensive orthotic patient care pursuant to a prescription. The use of the title
"orthotist" or representations to the public is limited to a person who is licensed under
this chapter as an orthotist.

Subd. 8.

Licensed pedorthist.

"Licensed pedorthist" means a person licensed by
the board who is educated and trained to manage comprehensive pedorthic patient care
and who performs patient assessments, formulates and implements treatment plans, and
performs follow-up and practice management pursuant to a prescription. A pedorthist may
fit, fabricate, adjust, or modify devices within the scope of the pedorthist's education and
training. Use of the title "pedorthist" or representations to the public is limited to a person
who is licensed under this chapter as a pedorthist.

Subd. 9.

Licensed prosthetist.

"Licensed prosthetist" means a person licensed by
the board who is educated and trained to manage comprehensive prosthetic patient care,
and who performs patient assessments, formulates and implements treatment plans, and
performs follow-up and practice management pursuant to a prescription. Use of the title
"prosthetist" or representations to the public is limited to a person who is licensed under
this chapter as a prosthetist.

Subd. 10.

Licensed prosthetist orthotist.

"Licensed prosthetist orthotist" means a
person licensed by the board who is educated and trained to manage comprehensive
prosthetic and orthotic patient care, and who performs patient assessments, formulates and
implements treatment plans, and performs follow-up and practice management pursuant to
a prescription. Use of the title "prosthetist orthotist" or representations to the public is
limited to a person who is licensed under this chapter as a prosthetist orthotist.

Subd. 11.

NCOPE.

"NCOPE" means National Commission on Orthotic and
Prosthetic Education, an accreditation program that ensures educational institutions and
residency programs meet the minimum standards of quality to prepare individuals to enter
the orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic professions.

Subd. 12.

Orthosis.

"Orthosis" means an external device that is custom-fabricated
or custom-fitted to a specific patient based on the patient's unique physical condition and
is applied to a part of the body to help correct a deformity, provide support and protection,
restrict motion, improve function, or relieve symptoms of a disease, syndrome, injury, or
postoperative condition.

Subd. 13.

Orthotics.

"Orthotics" means the science and practice of evaluating,
measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing an orthosis
pursuant to a prescription. The practice of orthotics includes providing the initial training
necessary for fitting an orthotic device for the support, correction, or alleviation of
neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity.

Subd. 14.

Over-the-counter.

"Over-the-counter" means a prefabricated,
mass-produced item that is prepackaged, requires no professional advice or judgment in
size selection or use, and is currently available at retail stores without a prescription.
Over-the-counter items are not regulated by this chapter.

Subd. 15.

Off-the-shelf.

"Off-the-shelf" means a prefabricated device sized or
modified for the patient's use pursuant to a prescription and that requires changes to be
made by a qualified practitioner to achieve an individual fit, such as requiring the item
to be trimmed, bent, or molded with or without heat, or requiring any other alterations
beyond self adjustment.

Subd. 16.

Pedorthic device.

"Pedorthic device" means below-the-ankle partial
foot prostheses for transmetatarsal and more distal amputations, foot orthoses, and
subtalar-control foot orthoses to control the range of motion of the subtalar joint.
A prescription is required for any pedorthic device, modification, or prefabricated
below-the-knee orthosis addressing a medical condition that originates at the ankle or
below. Pedorthic devices do not include nontherapeutic inlays or footwear regardless
of method of manufacture; unmodified, nontherapeutic over-the-counter shoes; or
prefabricated foot care products.

Subd. 17.

Pedorthics.

"Pedorthics" means the science and practice of evaluating,
measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a pedorthic
device pursuant to a prescription for the correction or alleviation of neuromuscular or
musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. The practice of pedorthics
includes providing patient care and services pursuant to a prescription to prevent or
ameliorate painful or disabling conditions of the foot and ankle.

Subd. 18.

Prescription.

"Prescription" means an order deemed medically necessary
by a physician, podiatric physician, osteopathic physician, or a licensed health care
provider who has authority in this state to prescribe orthotic and prosthetic devices,
supplies, and services.

Subd. 19.

Prosthesis.

"Prosthesis" means a custom-designed, fabricated, fitted, or
modified device to treat partial or total limb loss for purposes of restoring physiological
function or cosmesis. Prosthesis does not include artificial eyes, ears, fingers, or toes;
dental appliances; external breast prosthesis; or cosmetic devices that do not have a
significant impact on the musculoskeletal functions of the body.

Subd. 20.

Prosthetics.

"Prosthetics" means the science and practice of evaluating,
measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a prosthesis
pursuant to a prescription. It includes providing the initial training necessary to fit a
prosthesis in order to replace external parts of a human body lost due to amputation,
congenital deformities, or absence.

Subd. 21.

Resident.

"Resident" means a person who has completed a
NCOPE-approved education program in orthotics or prosthetics and is receiving clinical
training in a residency accredited by NCOPE.

Subd. 22.

Residency.

"Residency" means a minimum of an NCOPE-approved
program to acquire practical clinical training in orthotics and prosthetics in a patient
care setting.

Subd. 23.

Supervisor.

"Supervisor" means the licensed orthotist, prosthetist, or
pedorthist who oversees and is responsible for the delivery of appropriate, effective,
ethical, and safe orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic patient care.

Sec. 43.

[153B.20] EXCEPTIONS.

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit:

(1) a physician or podiatric physician licensed by the state of Minnesota from
providing services within the physician's scope of practice;

(2) a health care professional licensed by the state of Minnesota, including, but not
limited to, chiropractors, physical therapists, and occupational therapy practitioners from
providing services within the professional's scope of practice, or an individual working
under the supervision of a licensed physician or podiatric physician;

(3) the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics by a person who is employed
by the federal government or any bureau, division, or agency of the federal government
while in the discharge of the employee's official duties;

(4) the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics by:

(i) a student enrolled in an accredited or approved orthotics, prosthetics, or
pedorthics education program who is performing activities required by the program;

(ii) a resident enrolled in an NCOPE-accredited residency program; or

(iii) a person working in a qualified, supervised work experience or internship who
is obtaining the clinical experience necessary for licensure under this chapter; or

(5) an orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, assistant, or fitter who is
licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in another country that has
equivalent licensure requirements as approved by the board from providing services within
the professional's scope of practice subject to this chapter, if the individual is qualified and
has applied for licensure under this chapter. The individual shall be allowed to practice for
no longer than six months following the filing of the application for licensure, unless the
individual withdraws the application for licensure or the board denies the license.

Sec. 44.

[153B.25] ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, AND PEDORTHICS
ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Subdivision 1.

Creation; membership.

(a) There is established an Orthotics,
Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Council that shall consist of seven voting members
appointed by the board. Five members shall be licensed and practicing orthotists,
prosthetists, or pedorthists. Each profession shall be represented on the advisory council.
One member shall be a Minnesota-licensed doctor of podiatric medicine who is also a
member of the Board of Podiatric Medicine, and one member shall be a public member.

(b) The council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059.

Subd. 2.

Duties.

The advisory council shall:

(1) advise the board on enforcement of the provisions contained in this chapter;

(2) review reports of investigations or complaints relating to individuals and make
recommendations to the board as to whether a license should be denied or disciplinary
action taken against an individual;

(3) advise the board regarding standards for licensure of professionals under this
chapter; and

(4) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils by chapter 214, as directed
by the board.

Subd. 3.

Chair.

The council must elect a chair from among its members.

Subd. 4.

Administrative provisions.

The Board of Podiatric Medicine must
provide meeting space and administrative services for the council.

Sec. 45.

[153B.30] LICENSURE.

Subdivision 1.

Application.

An application for a license shall be submitted to the
board in the format required by the board and shall be accompanied by the required fee,
which is nonrefundable.

Subd. 2.

Qualifications.

(a) To be eligible for licensure as an orthotist, prosthetist,
or prosthetist orthotist, an applicant shall meet orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist
certification requirements of either the American Board for Certification in Orthotics,
Prosthetics, and Pedorthics or the Board of Certification/Accreditation requirements in
effect at the time of the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing
with the certifying board.

(b) To be eligible for licensure as a pedorthist, an applicant shall meet the pedorthist
certification requirements of either the American Board for Certification in Orthotics,
Prosthetics, and Pedorthics or the Board of Certification/Accreditation that are in effect
at the time of the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing with
the certifying board.

(c) To be eligible for licensure as an orthotic or prosthetic assistant, an applicant shall
meet the orthotic or prosthetic assistant certification requirements of the American Board
for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics that are in effect at the time of
the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing with the certifying board.

(d) To be eligible for licensure as an orthotic fitter, an applicant shall meet the
orthotic fitter certification requirements of either the American Board for Certification in
Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics or the Board of Certification/Accreditation that are
in effect at the time of the individual's application for licensure and be in good standing
with the certifying board.

Subd. 3.

License term.

A license to practice is valid for a term of up to 24 months
beginning on January 1 or commencing after initially fulfilling the license requirements
and ending on December 31 of the following year.

Sec. 46.

[153B.35] EMPLOYMENT BY AN ACCREDITED FACILITY; SCOPE
OF PRACTICE.

A licensed orthotist, prosthetist, pedorthist, assistant, or orthotic fitter may provide
limited, supervised orthotic or prosthetic patient care services beyond their licensed scope
of practice if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) the licensee is employed by a patient care facility that is accredited by a national
accrediting organization in orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics;

(2) written objective criteria are documented by the accredited facility to describe
the knowledge and skills required by the licensee to demonstrate competency to provide
additional specific and limited orthotic or prosthetic patient care services that are outside
the licensee's scope of practice;

(3) the licensee provides orthotic or prosthetic patient care only at the direction of a
supervisor who is licensed as an orthotist, pedorthist, or prosthetist who is employed by
the facility to provide the specific orthotic or prosthetic patient care or services that are
outside the licensee's scope of practice; and

(4) the supervised orthotic or prosthetic patient care occurs in compliance with
facility accreditation standards.

Sec. 47.

[153B.40] CONTINUING EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

Each licensee shall obtain the number of continuing
education hours required by the certifying board to maintain certification status pursuant
to the specific license category.

Subd. 2.

Proof of attendance.

A licensee must submit to the board proof of
attendance at approved continuing education programs during the license renewal period
in which it was attended in the form of a certificate, statement of continuing education
credits from the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics
or the Board of Certification/Accreditation, descriptive receipt, or affidavit. The board
may conduct random audits.

Subd. 3.

Extension of continuing education requirements.

For good cause, a
licensee may apply to the board for a six-month extension of the deadline for obtaining
the required number of continuing education credits. No more than two consecutive
extensions may be granted. For purposes of this subdivision, "good cause" includes
unforeseen hardships such as illness, family emergency, or military call-up.

Sec. 48.

[153B.45] LICENSE RENEWAL.

Subdivision 1.

Submission of license renewal application.

A licensee must submit
to the board a license renewal application on a form provided by the board together with
the license renewal fee. The completed form must be postmarked no later than January 1
in the year of renewal. The form must be signed by the licensee in the place provided for
the renewal applicant's signature, include evidence of participation in approved continuing
education programs, and any other information as the board may reasonably require.

Subd. 2.

Renewal application postmarked after January 1.

A renewal application
postmarked after January 1 in the renewal year shall be returned to the licensee for addition
of the late renewal fee. A license renewal application postmarked after January 1 in the
renewal year is not complete until the late renewal fee has been received by the board.

Subd. 3.

Failure to submit renewal application.

(a) At any time after January 1 of
the applicable renewal year, the board shall send notice to a licensee who has failed to
apply for license renewal. The notice shall be mailed to the licensee at the last address on
file with the board and shall include the following information:

(1) that the licensee has failed to submit application for license renewal;

(2) the amount of renewal and late fees;

(3) information about continuing education that must be submitted in order for
the license to be renewed;

(4) that the licensee must respond within 30 calendar days after the notice was sent
by the board; and

(5) that the licensee may voluntarily terminate the license by notifying the board
or may apply for license renewal by sending the board a completed renewal application,
license renewal and late fees, and evidence of compliance with continuing education
requirements.

(b) Failure by the licensee to notify the board of the licensee's intent to voluntarily
terminate the license or to submit a license renewal application shall result in expiration
of the license and termination of the right to practice. The expiration of the license and
termination of the right to practice shall not be considered disciplinary action against the
licensee.

(c) A license that has been expired under this subdivision may be reinstated.

Sec. 49.

[153B.50] NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGE.

(a) A licensee who has changed names must notify the board in writing within 90
days and request a revised license. The board may require official documentation of the
legal name change.

(b) A licensee must maintain with the board a correct mailing address to receive
board communications and notices. A licensee who has changed addresses must notify the
board in writing within 90 days. Mailing a notice by United States mail to a licensee's last
known mailing address constitutes valid mailing.

Sec. 50.

[153B.55] INACTIVE STATUS.

(a) A licensee who notifies the board in the format required by the board may elect
to place the licensee's credential on inactive status and shall be excused from payment
of renewal fees until the licensee notifies the board in the format required by the board
of the licensee's plan to return to practice.

(b) A person requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the
current renewal fee and comply with section 153B.45.

(c) A person whose license has been placed on inactive status shall not practice in
this state.

Sec. 51.

[153B.60] LICENSE LAPSE DUE TO MILITARY SERVICE.

A licensee whose license has expired while on active duty in the armed forces of the
United States, with the National Guard while called into service or training, or while in
training or education preliminary to induction into military service may have the licensee's
license renewed or restored without paying a late fee or license restoration fee if the licensee
provides verification to the board within two years of the termination of service obligation.

Sec. 52.

[153B.65] ENDORSEMENT.

The board may license, without examination and on payment of the required fee,
an applicant who is an orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, assistant, or
fitter who is certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics,
and Pedorthics or a national certification organization with educational, experiential, and
testing standards equal to or higher than the licensing requirements in Minnesota.

Sec. 53.

[153B.70] GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

(a) The board may refuse to issue or renew a license, revoke or suspend a license, or
place on probation or reprimand a licensee for one or any combination of the following:

(1) making a material misstatement in furnishing information to the board;

(2) violating or intentionally disregarding the requirements of this chapter;

(3) conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of
guilt, or a no-contest plea, in this state or elsewhere, reasonably related to the practice
of the profession. Conviction, as used in this clause, includes a conviction of an offense
which, if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony, gross misdemeanor, or
misdemeanor, without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal proceeding where
a finding or verdict of guilty is made or returned but the adjudication of guilt is either
withheld or not entered;

(4) making a misrepresentation in order to obtain or renew a license;

(5) displaying a pattern of practice or other behavior that demonstrates incapacity or
incompetence to practice;

(6) aiding or assisting another person in violating the provisions of this chapter;

(7) failing to provide information within 60 days in response to a written request from
the board, including documentation of completion of continuing education requirements;

(8) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct;

(9) engaging in conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

(10) inability to practice due to habitual intoxication, addiction to drugs, or mental
or physical illness;

(11) being disciplined by another state or territory of the United States, the federal
government, a national certification organization, or foreign nation, if at least one of the
grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to one of the grounds
in this section;

(12) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from a person, firm, corporation,
partnership, or association a fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation for
professional services not actually or personally rendered;

(13) incurring a finding by the board that the licensee, after the licensee has been
placed on probationary status, has violated the conditions of the probation;

(14) abandoning a patient or client;

(15) willfully making or filing false records or reports in the course of the licensee's
practice including, but not limited to, false records or reports filed with state or federal
agencies;

(16) willfully failing to report child maltreatment as required under the Maltreatment
of Minors Act, section 626.556; or

(17) soliciting professional services using false or misleading advertising.

(b) A license to practice is automatically suspended if (1) a guardian of a licensee is
appointed by order of a court pursuant to sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502, for reasons
other than the minority of the licensee, or (2) the licensee is committed by order of a court
pursuant to chapter 253B. The license remains suspended until the licensee is restored to
capacity by a court and, upon petition by the licensee, the suspension is terminated by the
board after a hearing. The licensee may be reinstated to practice, either with or without
restrictions, by demonstrating clear and convincing evidence of rehabilitation. The
regulated person is not required to prove rehabilitation if the subsequent court decision
overturns previous court findings of public risk.

(c) If the board has probable cause to believe that a licensee or applicant has violated
paragraph (a), clause (10), it may direct the person to submit to a mental or physical
examination. For the purpose of this section, every person is deemed to have consented to
submit to a mental or physical examination when directed in writing by the board and to
have waived all objections to the admissibility of the examining physician's testimony or
examination report on the grounds that the testimony or report constitutes a privileged
communication. Failure of a regulated person to submit to an examination when directed
constitutes an admission of the allegations against the person, unless the failure was due to
circumstances beyond the person's control, in which case a default and final order may be
entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence. A regulated person
affected under this paragraph shall at reasonable intervals be given an opportunity to
demonstrate that the person can resume the competent practice of the regulated profession
with reasonable skill and safety to the public. In any proceeding under this paragraph,
neither the record of proceedings nor the orders entered by the board shall be used against
a regulated person in any other proceeding.

(d) In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination, the board may,
notwithstanding section 13.384 or 144.293, or any other law limiting access to medical or
other health data, obtain medical data and health records relating to a licensee or applicant
without the person's or applicant's consent if the board has probable cause to believe that a
licensee is subject to paragraph (a), clause (10). The medical data may be requested
from a provider as defined in section 144.291, subdivision 2, paragraph (i), an insurance
company, or a government agency, including the Department of Human Services. A
provider, insurance company, or government agency shall comply with any written request
of the board under this section and is not liable in any action for damages for releasing the
data requested by the board if the data are released pursuant to a written request under this
section, unless the information is false and the provider giving the information knew, or
had reason to know, the information was false. Information obtained under this section
is private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02.

(e) If the board issues an order of immediate suspension of a license, a hearing must
be held within 30 days of the suspension and completed without delay.

Sec. 54.

[153B.75] INVESTIGATION; NOTICE AND HEARINGS.

The board has the authority to investigate alleged violations of this chapter, conduct
hearings, and impose corrective or disciplinary action as provided in section 214.103.

Sec. 55.

[153B.80] UNLICENSED PRACTICE.

Subdivision 1.

License required.

Effective January 1, 2018, no individual shall
practice as an orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, orthotic or prosthetic
assistant, or orthotic fitter, unless the individual holds a valid license issued by the board
under this chapter, except as permitted under section 153B.20 or 153B.35.

Subd. 2.

Designation.

No individual shall represent themselves to the public as
a licensed orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist orthotist, pedorthist, orthotic or prosthetic
assistant, or an orthotic fitter, unless the individual is licensed under this chapter.

Subd. 3.

Penalties.

Any individual who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor. The board shall have the authority to seek a cease and desist order against
any individual who is engaged in the unlicensed practice of a profession regulated by the
board under this chapter.

Sec. 56.

[153B.85] FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Fees.

(a) The application fee for initial licensure shall not exceed
$600.

(b) The biennial renewal fee for a license to practice as an orthotist, prosthetist,
prosthetist orthotist, or pedorthist shall not exceed $600.

(c) The biennial renewal fee for a license to practice as an assistant or a fitter shall
not exceed $300.

(d) The fee for license restoration shall not exceed $600.

(e) The fee for license verification shall not exceed $30.

(f) The fee to obtain a list of licensees shall not exceed $25.

Subd. 2.

Proration of fees.

For the first renewal period following initial licensure,
the renewal fee is the fee specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c), prorated to the
nearest dollar that is represented by the ratio of the number of days the license is held
in the initial licensure period to 730 days.

Subd. 3.

Late fee.

The fee for late license renewal is the license renewal fee in
effect at the time of renewal plus $100.

Subd. 4.

Nonrefundable fees.

All fees are nonrefundable.

Subd. 5.

Deposit.

Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited
in the state government special revenue fund.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 214.075, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Consent form; fees; fingerprints.

(a) In order to effectuate the federal
and state level, fingerprint-based criminal background check, the applicant or licensee
must submit a completed criminal history records check consent form and a full set of
fingerprints to the respective health-related licensing board or a designee in the manner
and form specified by the board.

(b) The applicant or licensee is responsible for all fees associated with preparation of
the fingerprints, the criminal records check consent form, and the criminal background
check. The fees for the criminal records background check shall be set by the BCA and
the FBI and are not refundable. The fees shall be submitted to the respective health-related
licensing board by the applicant or licensee as prescribed by the respective board.

(c) All fees received by the health-related licensing boards under this subdivision
shall be deposited in a dedicated account accounts in the special revenue fund and are
appropriated to the Board of Nursing Home Administrators for the administrative services
unit health-related licensing boards to pay for the criminal background checks conducted
by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 18a.

Access to medical services.

(a) Medical assistance reimbursement for
meals for persons traveling to receive medical care may not exceed $5.50 for breakfast,
$6.50 for lunch, or $8 for dinner.

(b) Medical assistance reimbursement for lodging for persons traveling to receive
medical care may not exceed $50 per day unless prior authorized by the local agency.

(c) Regardless of the number of employees that an enrolled health care provider may
have, medical assistance covers sign and oral spoken language health care interpreter
services when provided by an enrolled health care provider during the course of providing
a direct, person-to-person covered health care service to an enrolled recipient with limited
English proficiency or who has a hearing loss and uses interpreting services. Coverage
for face-to-face oral language spoken language health care interpreter services shall be
provided only if the oral language spoken language health care interpreter used by the
enrolled health care provider is listed in on the registry or roster established under section
144.058 or the registry established under chapter 146C. Beginning July 1, 2018, coverage
for spoken language health care interpreter services shall be provided only if the spoken
language health care interpreter used by the enrolled health care provider is listed on the
registry established under chapter 146C.

Sec. 59.

[325F.816] MUNICIPAL OR CITY BUSINESS LICENSE; MASSAGE.

An individual who is issued a municipal or city business license to practice massage
is prohibited from advertising as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist unless the
individual has received a professional credential from another state, is current in licensure,
and remains in good standing under the credentialing state's requirements.

Sec. 60. FIRST APPOINTMENTS, FIRST MEETING, AND FIRST CHAIR OF
THE ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, AND PEDORTHICS ADVISORY COUNCIL.

The Board of Podiatric Medicine shall make its first appointments authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 153B.25, to the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics
Advisory Council, by September 1, 2016. The board shall designate four of its first
appointees to serve terms that are coterminous with the governor. The chair of the Board
of Podiatric Medicine or the chair's designee shall convene the first meeting of the council
by November 1, 2016. The council must elect a chair from among its members at the first
meeting of the council.

Sec. 61. INITIAL APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND MEETING.

The Minnesota Board of Nursing shall make initial appointments to the Registered
Massage and Bodywork Therapist Advisory Council under Minnesota Statutes, section
148.9861, by October 1, 2016, and shall designate one member to call the first meeting of
the advisory council by November 15, 2016. The terms of the initial members appointed
under Minnesota Statutes, section 148.9861, subdivision 1, clause (1), shall end the first
Monday in January 2019. The terms of the initial members appointed under Minnesota
Statutes, section 148.9861, subdivision 1, clause (2), shall end the first Monday in January
2020.

Sec. 62. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.

The commissioner of health shall work with community stakeholders in Minnesota
including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition; the women,
infants, and children program; hospitals and clinics; local public health professionals
and organizations; community-based organizations; and representatives of populations
with low breastfeeding rates to carry out a study identifying barriers, challenges, and
successes affecting initiation, duration, and exclusivity of breastfeeding. The study
shall address policy, systemic, and environmental factors that both support and create
barriers to breastfeeding. These factors include, but are not limited to, issues such as
levels of practice and barriers such as education, clinical experience, and cost to those
seeking certification as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. The study
shall identify and make recommendations regarding culturally appropriate practices that
have been shown to increase breastfeeding rates in populations that have the greatest
breastfeeding disparity rates. A report on the study must be completed and submitted to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over health care policy and finance on or before September 15, 2017.

Sec. 63. INITIAL SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE ADVISORY
COUNCIL MEETING.

The commissioner of health shall convene the first meeting of the Spoken Language
Health Care Advisory Council by October 1, 2016.

Sec. 64. SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETER REGISTRY
FEES.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.13, paragraph (a), the initial and
renewal fees for interpreters listed on the spoken language health care registry shall be $50
between the period of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, and shall be $70 between the
period of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. Beginning July 1, 2019, the fees shall be
in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.13.

Sec. 65. STRATIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM
FOR SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETERS.

(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner
of health, the Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.11, and representatives from the interpreting
stakeholder community at large, shall study and make recommendations for creating a
tiered reimbursement system for the Minnesota public health care programs for spoken
language health care interpreters based on the different tiers of the spoken language health
care interpreters registry established by the commissioner of health under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 146C.

(b) The commissioner of human services shall submit the proposed reimbursement
system, including the fiscal costs for the proposed system to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
over health and human services policy and finance by January 15, 2017.

(c) The commissioner of health, in consultation with the Spoken Language Health
Care Interpreter Advisory Council, shall review the fees established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 146C.13, and make recommendations based on the results of the
study and recommendations under paragraph (a) whether the fees are established at an
appropriate level, including whether specific fees should be established for each tier of the
registry instead of one uniform fee for all tiers. The total fees collected must be sufficient
to recover the costs of the spoken language health care registry. If the commissioner
recommends different fees for the tiers, the commissioner shall submit the proposed fees
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over health and human services policy and finance by January 15, 2018.

Sec. 66. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.058, is repealed effective July 1, 2018.

ARTICLE 28

HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1. HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATION.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
in parentheses, are subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 71, article
13, from the general fund or any fund named to the Department of Human Services for
the purposes specified in this article, to be available for the fiscal year indicated for each
purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the appropriations
listed under them are available for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017,
respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal year 2017.
"The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN
SERVICES

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		(615,912,000)
 		$
 		(518,891,000)
Appropriations by Fund
General Fund
 		(307,806,000)
 		(246,029,000)
Health Care Access
Fund
 		(289,770,000)
 		(277,101,000)
Federal TANF
 		(18,336,000)
 		4,239,000

Subd. 2.

Forecasted Programs

(a) MFIP/DWP
Appropriations by Fund
General Fund
 		9,833,000
 		(8,799,000)
Federal TANF
 		(20,225,000)
 		4,212,000
(b) MFIP Child Care Assistance
 		(23,094,000)
 		(7,760,000)
(c) General Assistance
 		(2,120,000)
 		(1,078,000)
(d) Minnesota Supplemental Aid
 		(1,613,000)
 		(1,650,000)
(e) Group Residential Housing
 		(8,101,000)
 		(7,954,000)
(f) Northstar Care for Children
 		2,231,000
 		4,496,000
(g) MinnesotaCare
 		(227,821,000)
 		(230,027,000)

These appropriations are from the health care
access fund.

(h) Medical Assistance
Appropriations by Fund
General Fund
 		(294,773,000)
 		(243,700,000)
Health Care Access
Fund
 		(61,949,000)
 		(47,074,000)
(i) Alternative Care Program
 		-0-
 		-0-
(j) CCDTF Entitlements
 		9,831,000
 		20,416,000

Subd. 3.

Technical Activities

1,889,000
 		27,000

These appropriations are from the federal
TANF fund.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 29

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 14, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the
general fund or other named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each
purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this act mean that the addition to or
subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2016, or June 30, 2017, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions
to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, are effective the day following
final enactment unless a different effective date is explicit.

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2016
 		2017

Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN
SERVICES

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
-0-
 		$
128,627,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 		2017
General
 		-0-
125,235,000
State Government
Special Revenue
 		-0-
25,000
Health Care Access
 		-0-
 		3,367,000

Subd. 2.

Central Office Operations

(a) Operations
Appropriations by Fund
General
 		-0-
 		3,459,000
State Government
Special Revenue
-0-
 		25,000
Health Care Access
 		-0-
 		982,000

Payments for Timely Administration of
Criminal Proceedings. $200,000 in fiscal
year 2017 is for the timely administration
of criminal proceedings involving clients
and patients in the Minnesota sex offender
program and the state-operated forensic
services. In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal
year thereafter, up to $50,000 shall be paid
to Carlton County, up to $50,000 shall be
paid to Nicollet County, up to $50,000
shall be paid to the Sixth Judicial District
Public Defender's Office, and up to $50,000
shall be paid to the Fifth District Public
Defender's Office. The commissioner shall
monitor the payments at least quarterly. If
the commissioner determines that an entity
will not spend all of its allocation before
the end of the fiscal year, the commissioner
shall reallocate any unspent dollars to an
entity or entities that had an insufficient
allocation. By January 15 of each year, the
commissioner shall report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house of
representatives and senate health and human
services finance committees the amount of
unspent funds during the previous fiscal
year. The commissioner shall not use funds
appropriated for administrative costs.

Request for Information. $165,000 in fiscal
year 2017 is for transfer to the commissioner
of management and budget to develop a
request for information on a privatized
state-based marketplace model. This is a
onetime transfer.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $2,206,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $2,287,000 in fiscal year 2019. The state
government special revenue fund base is
decreased by $3,709,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $3,709,000 in fiscal year 2019. The
health care access fund base is increased by
$905,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $468,000 in
fiscal year 2019.

(b) Children and Families
 		-0-
 		132,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $132,000 in fiscal years 2018
and 2019.

(c) Health Care
Appropriations by Fund
General
 		-0-
 		1,186,000
State Government
Special Revenue
-0-
 		25,000
Health Care Access
 		-0-
 		550,000

Spoken Language Health Care
Interpreters Reimbursement System
Study. $25,000 is from the state government
special revenue fund to study and submit
a proposed stratified medical assistance
reimbursement system for spoken language
health care interpreters. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $187,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $187,000 in fiscal year 2019. The state
government special revenue fund base is
decreased by $25,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
$25,000 in fiscal year 2019. The health care
access fund base is increased by $2,948,000
in fiscal year 2018 and $2,991,000 in fiscal
year 2019.

(d) Continuing Care
 		-0-
 		534,000

Study of Home and Community-Based
Services Workforce. $414,000 in fiscal
year 2017 is to complete a study of home
and community-based services workforce
and its impact on service access. In addition
to the data collected under Minnesota
Statutes, section 256B.4912, subdivision 11,
the commissioner may also use surveys or
other methods to complete this study. On
January 1, 2018, the commissioner shall
report the findings of the study, including
recommendations on how to address access
to services, and recommendations on a
higher reimbursement rate for staff providing
services to individuals with higher home care
ratings, case mixes, or levels of care, to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
health and human services policy and finance
and labor and industry. The general fund
base for this appropriation is $621,000 in
fiscal year 2018 and zero in fiscal year 2019.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
increased by $447,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
decreased by $174,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(e) Community Supports
 		-0-
 		134,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base
is increased by $469,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $429,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Subd. 3.

Forecasted Programs

(a) MFIP Child Care Assistance
 		-0-
4,973,000
(b) Northstar Care for Children
 		-0-
 		8,802,000
(c) MinnesotaCare
 		-0-
 		2,108,000

This appropriation is from the health care
access fund.

(d) Medical Assistance
Appropriations by Fund
General
 		-0-
 		34,004,000
Health Care Access
 		-0-
 		277,000
(e) Consolidated Chemical Dependency
Treatment Fund
 		-0-
 		5,897,000

CCDTF Transfer. In fiscal year 2017,
the commissioner shall transfer $2,000,000
from the consolidated chemical dependency
treatment fund administrative account in the
special revenue fund to the general fund.
This is a onetime transfer.

Subd. 4.

Grant Programs

(a) BSF Child Care Assistance Grants
 		-0-
 		3,137,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
increased by $4,258,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $4,258,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(b) Child Care Development Grants
 		-0-
 		1,500,000

Increased Access to Affordable Child
Care in Greater Minnesota. $1,500,000
in fiscal year 2017 is from the general fund
for grants of $250,000 to each of the six
Minnesota Initiative Foundations to increase
access to affordable child care in greater
Minnesota. Grant funds may be used to
increase child care provider training and
professional development; support legal
nonlicensed family, friend, and neighbor
child care providers; provide potential and
current child care providers with licensing,
financial, and technical assistance; help child
care providers become rated under the Parent
Aware quality rating system; and strengthen
local capacity and increase the availability
of affordable high-quality child care in each
region. This is a onetime appropriation.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(c) Children's Services Grants
 		-0-
 		1,860,000

American Indian Child Welfare Initiative.
$800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for planning
efforts to expand the American Indian
Child Welfare Initiative authorized under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256.01,
subdivision 14b. Of this appropriation,
$400,000 is for grants to the Mille Lacs
Band of Ojibwe and $400,000 is for grants
to the Red Lake Nation. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $860,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $860,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(d) Child and Community Service Grants
-0-
1,900,000

White Earth Band of Ojibwe Human
Services Initiative Project. $1,400,000
in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to the
White Earth Band of Ojibwe for the direct
implementation and administrative costs of
the White Earth Human Service Initiative
Project authorized under Laws 2011, First
Special Session chapter 9, article 9, section
18.

Red Lake Nation Human Services
Initiative Project. $500,000 in fiscal year
2017 is for a grant to the Red Lake Nation for
the direct implementation and administrative
costs of the Red Lake Human Service
Initiative Project authorized under Minnesota
Statutes, section 256.01, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (7).

(e) Child and Economic Support Grants
 		-0-
1,500,000

Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth.
$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for emergency
shelter and transitional and long-term
housing beds for sexually exploited youth
and youth at risk of sexual exploitation. The
base for this appropriation is $625,000 in
fiscal year 2018 and $625,000 in fiscal year
2019. The commissioner shall not use any
portion of this appropriation nor of the base
amounts in fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year
2019 for administrative costs.

Crisis Nursery Services. $60,000 in fiscal
year 2017 is for a grant to an organization
in Minneapolis that provides free, voluntary
crisis nursery services for families in crisis
24 hours per day, 365 days per year; crisis
counseling; overnight residential child care;
a 24-hour crisis hotline; and parent education
to provide a trauma-informed continuum
of care for families living in poverty, to
continue efforts to prevent child abuse and
neglect, and to develop practices that can be
shared with organizations around the state
to reduce child abuse and neglect. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.

Base Level Adjustment. The general fund
base is increased by $375,000 in fiscal year
2018 and $375,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(f) Adult Mental Health Grants
 		-0-
200,000

Adult Mental Illness Crisis Housing
Assistance Program. The general fund
appropriation for the adult mental illness
crisis housing assistance program is
decreased by $300,000 in fiscal year 2017.
The general fund appropriation is increased
by $300,000 in fiscal year 2017 for expanding
eligibility to include persons with serious
mental illness under Minnesota Statutes,
section 245.99, subdivision 2.

Integrated Behavioral Health Care
Coordination Demonstration Project.
$200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant
to the Zumbro Valley Health Center. The
grant shall be used to continue a pilot
project to test an integrated behavioral
health care coordination model. The grant
recipient must report measurable outcomes
to the commissioner of human services
by December 1, 2018. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2018.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $200,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
is decreased by $200,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(g) Child Mental Health Grants
 		-0-
 		2,500,000

Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Services Grant. The child mental health
grants base includes $1,500,000 in fiscal
year 2018 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year
2019 for children's mental health grants to
sustain extended-stay inpatient psychiatric
hospital services for children and adolescents
under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (17).

School-Linked Mental Health Grants.
$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for children's
mental health grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 245.4889, subdivision 1,
paragraph (b), clause (8), for current grantees
to expand services to school buildings,
school districts, or counties that do not have
school-linked mental health available, and
to provide training to grantees on the use of
evidence-based practices. The general fund
base for this appropriation is $2,250,000 in
fiscal year 2018 and $2,250,000 in fiscal year
2019. The amount in fiscal year 2019 shall
be awarded through a competitive process
open to all eligible grantees as part of a new
grant cycle. This appropriation does not
include additional administrative money.

Children's Mental Health Collaboratives;
Youth and Young Adult Mental Health
Demonstration Project. $1,000,000
in fiscal year 2017 is for a grant to a
children's mental health collaborative
under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.493,
that serves Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker,
Renville, and Yellow Medicine Counties
for a rural demonstration project to assist
transition-aged youth and young adults with
emotional behavioral disturbance (EBD)
or mental illnesses in making a successful
transition into adulthood. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
increased by $1,250,000 in fiscal years 2018
and 2019.

Subd. 5.

DCT State-Operated Services

(a) DCT State-Operated Services Mental
Health
 		-0-
 		30,942,000

Restore Funds Transferred to Minnesota
State-Operated Community Services.
$14,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to restore
funds transferred to the enterprise fund for
state-operated community services in fiscal
year 2016. This is a onetime appropriation.

Community Behavioral Health Hospitals
Full Capacity Staffing. $13,723,000 in
fiscal year 2017 is to increase staffing to a
level sufficient to operate the community
behavioral health hospitals at full licensed
capacity. The base for this appropriation
is $16,450,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
$16,450,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center
Nursing Float Pool. $788,000 in fiscal
year 2017 is for a nursing float pool for
weekend coverage at the Anoka Metro
Regional Treatment Center. The base for this
appropriation is $1,526,000 in fiscal year
2018 and $1,526,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center
Increased Clinical Oversight. $336,000
in fiscal year 2017 is for increased clinical
oversight at the Anoka Metro Regional
Treatment Center. The base for this
appropriation is $632,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $632,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Services Closure. The child and adolescent
behavioral health services program in
Willmar shall discontinue operations no later
than June 30, 2017.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $12,852,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $13,715,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(b) DCT State-Operated Services Enterprise
Services
 		-0-
 		3,000,000

State-Operated Community Services.
$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for the
Minnesota state-operated community
services program. This is a onetime
appropriation. The commissioner must
transfer $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 to the
enterprise fund for Minnesota state-operated
community services. This is a onetime
transfer.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.

(c) DCT State-Operated Services Minnesota
Security Hospital
 		-0-
17,754,000

Competency Restoration Program.
$6,296,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for
the development of a new residential
competency restoration program to be
operated by state-operated forensic
services. The commissioner shall use this
appropriation to make available 20 hospital
beds at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment
Center and 12 secure beds at the Minnesota
Security Hospital.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
increased by $3,169,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $3,169,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Subd. 6.

DCT Minnesota Sex Offender
Program

-0-
 		3,807,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is
decreased by $1,306,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $1,306,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Sec. 3. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		-0-
 		$
 		4,709,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 		2017
General
 		-0-
 		1,291,000
State Government
Special Revenue
 		-0-
 		873,000
Health Care Access
 		-0-
 		2,545,000

The appropriations for each purpose are
shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Health Improvement

Appropriations by Fund
General
 		-0-
 		1,067,000
Health Care Access
 		-0-
 		2,545,000

Medical Cannabis Patient Registry.
$50,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the
general fund for updates to the medical
cannabis patient registry. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Health Care System Study. $500,000 in
fiscal year 2017 is from the health care access
fund for a health care system study. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2018.

Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth.
$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the
general fund for trauma-informed, culturally
specific services for exploited youth. The
base for this appropriation is $625,000
in fiscal year 2018 and $625,000 in fiscal
year 2019. Neither the appropriation in
fiscal year 2017 nor the base amounts in
fiscal years 2018 and 2019 may be used for
administration.

Greater Minnesota Family Medicine
Residency. $1,035,000 in fiscal year 2017
is from the health care access fund for the
greater Minnesota family medicine residency
grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 144.1912. The commissioner may
use up to $35,000 for administration.

Health Care Grants for Uninsured
Individuals. (a) $50,000 in fiscal year
2017 is from the health care access fund for
dental provider grants in Minnesota Statutes,
section 145.929, subdivision 1.

(b) $175,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from
the health care access fund for community
mental health program grants in Minnesota
Statutes, section 145.929, subdivision 2.

(c) $600,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the
health care access fund for the emergency
medical assistance outlier grant program
in Minnesota Statutes, section 145.929,
subdivision 3.

(d) $175,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the
health care access fund for community health
center grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 145.9269. A community health center
that receives a grant from this appropriation
is not eligible for a grant under paragraph (b).

Statewide School-Based Sealant Grant
Program. $517,000 in fiscal year 2017
is from the general fund to implement the
statewide school-based sealant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.0615.
The base for this appropriation is $615,000
in fiscal year 2018 and $717,000 in fiscal
year 2019.

Base Adjustment for Early Dental
Prevention Initiative. The general fund
base for the early dental prevention initiative
is increased by $64,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $64,000 in fiscal year 2019. The
commissioner shall not use any portion of
this base increase for administration. This
paragraph does not expire.

Base-Level Adjustments. The general fund
base is increased by $237,000 in fiscal year
2018 and $339,000 in fiscal year 2019. The
health care access fund base is decreased by
$510,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $510,000 in
fiscal year 2019.

Subd. 3.

Health Protection

Appropriations by Fund
General
 		-0-
 		224,000
State Government
Special Revenue
 		-0-
 		873,000

Drinking Water Revolving Fund. $230,000
in fiscal year 2017 is from the general fund
for administration of the drinking water
revolving fund.

Quality of Care Complaints. $180,000
in fiscal year 2017 is from the state
government special revenue fund for
managed care organization quality of care
complaint investigations. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter
Registry. $358,000 is from the state
government special revenue fund for the
spoken language health care interpreter
registry and registration activities under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146C. Of this
amount, $280,000 is for onetime start-up
costs for the registry and is available
until June 30, 2019. The base for this
appropriation is $241,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $156,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Clinical Lactation Services Licensing.
$174,000 in fiscal year 2017 is from the state
government special revenue fund for clinical
lactation services licensure activities under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 148.9801 to
148.9812. The base for this appropriation is
$54,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $54,000 in
fiscal year 2019.

Base Level Adjustment. The state
government special revenue fund base is
decreased by $636,000 in fiscal year 2018
and $658,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Sec. 4. HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS

Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

$
 		195,000
 		$
 		609,000

This appropriation is from the state
government special revenue fund.

Subd. 2.

Board of Dentistry

(850,000)
 		(864,000)

Subd. 3.

Board of Marriage and Family
Therapy

40,000
 		50,000

Subd. 4.

Board of Medical Practice

-0-
 		22,000

Genetic Counselor Licensing. $22,000 in
fiscal year 2017 is from the state government
special revenue fund for genetic counselor
licensure activities under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 147F.

Subd. 5.

Board of Nursing

-0-
 		257,000

Massage and Bodywork Therapist
Registration. $257,000 in fiscal year 2017
is from the state government special revenue
fund for massage and bodywork therapist
registration activities under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 148.982 to 148.9885. The
base appropriation in fiscal year 2018 is
$275,000 and $276,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Base Level Adjustment. The state
government special revenue fund base is
increased by $18,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
$19,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Subd. 6.

Board of Pharmacy

115,000
 		145,000

Subd. 7.

Board of Physical Therapy

890,000
 		924,000

Health Professional Services Program. Of
this appropriation, $850,000 in fiscal year
2016 and $864,000 in fiscal year 2017 are
from the state government special revenue
fund for the health professional services
program.

Subd. 8.

Board of Podiatric Medicine

-0-
 		75,000

Orthotist, Prosthetist, and Pedorthist
Licensing. $75,000 in fiscal year 2017 is
from the state government special revenue
fund for licensure activities under the
Minnesota Orthotists, Prosthetist, and
Pedorthist Practice Act, Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 153B. The base appropriation is
$112,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $112,000 in
fiscal year 2019.

Base Level Adjustment. The state
government special revenue fund base is
increased by $37,000 in fiscal year 2018 and
$37,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Sec. 5. OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES

 $
 		100,000
 		$
 		209,000

Base Level Adjustment. The general fund
base is increased by $41,000 in fiscal year
2018 and $41,000 in fiscal year 2019.

Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 $
 		(210,000)
 		$
 		(190,000)

Sec. 7.

Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 14, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Board of Dentistry

 2,192,000
 2,206,000

This appropriation includes $864,000 in fiscal
year 2016 and $878,000 in fiscal year 2017
for the health professional services program.

Sec. 8.

Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 14, section 9, is amended to read:


Sec. 9. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCE

 $
 		210,000
 		$
 		213,000

The commissioner of commerce shall
develop a proposal to allow individuals
to purchase qualified health plans outside
of MNsure directly from health plan
companies and to allow eligible individuals
to receive advanced premium tax credits and
cost-sharing reductions when purchasing
qualified health plans outside of MNsure.

Sec. 9. EXPIRATION OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.

All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2017, unless a
different expiration date is explicit.

Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.